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Rethinking orientalism: colonialism and the study of Indian traditions

Autoři: Rao Balagangadhara | Gelders Raf

Rok: 2011

Druh publikace: článek v odborném periodiku

Název zdroje: History of religions

Název nakladatele: University of Chicago Press

Místo vydání: Chicago

Strana od-do: 101-128

Tituly:

Jazyk	Název	Abstrakt	Klíčová slova
cze	Přehodnocení orientalismu: kolonialismus a studium indických tradic	Autoři tohoto článku tvrdí a přinášejí pro to spousu důkazů, že mocenské vztahy z koloniálního období nijak nevysvětlují vznik hinduismu.
eng	Rethinking orientalism: colonialism and the study of Indian traditions	In the discussions about Orientalist construction of Hinduism two statements are very much prevalent: 1) textual attitude of the British colonial scholarship towards native traditions of India was crucial and 2) the Brahmins were collaborative „native agents“ in the process of constructing one monolythical Hinduism. Authors argue that power relations of the colonial period are not explaining the creation of „Hinduism“ at all. Two above mentioned statements are analysed as a continuity of Orientalist thought. Authors bring a lot of evidence that already pre-colonial European thinkers since the Middle Ages conceptualised unified Indian „religion“ of Brahmins. Thus already pre-colonial European intelligentia created Gestalt for later „Hinduism“. It can be shown very well that origins of this discourse are Christian theological in nature.	Religious studies; Jesuits Colonialism; Cultural history; Hinduism; Missionaries

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