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India in the eyes of Europeans : conceptualization of religion in theology and Oriental studies / Martin F̀rek.
Van Pelt Library DS450.E86 F37 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fárek, Martin, 1974- author.
- Language:
- Czech
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Orientalism--Europe.
- Orientalism.
- Public opinion--Europe.
- Public opinion.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Public opinion, European.
- India--Foreign public opinion, European.
- India.
- India--Foreign relations--Europe.
- Europe--Foreign relations--India.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 243 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- First English edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Prague : Karolinum Press, 2021
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: How Do Europeans Approach the Otherness of Indian Traditions?
- Paradigms and Theories in the Study of Indian Culture
- The Problematic Concept of Religion
- The Research Questions and Steps
- Europeans' Search for Religion in India
- The Czech Understanding of Indian Traditions
- Definition Problems in "Endless" Discussions about Hinduism
- Was Buddhism a Protest against the Brahminical Orthodoxy and the Castes?
- Intermezzo: Language Usage, Theories, and Metastructure of Ideas
- Orientalists Continue with Theological Questions
- Theories and Observations
- Search for the "Primitive" Monotheism in India and Its Consequences
- Religion, Historiography, and Indian Past
- The Legacy of Christian Thought in Historiography
- History of India Written by Europeans
- The Truth of History Versus the Truth of Stories
- Changing Interpretations of the Aryans
- What Did Archaeology Prove?
- Physical Anthropology and the Racial Theory
- From the "Brahminical Invasion" to the Aryans
- Did Rom Mohan Roy Understand Western Religion?
- Problems in the Debate about Roy's Ideas of Religion
- Western Monotheistic Framework Accepted ...
- ... but not Understood: "Good Idolatry" and "Evil in the Name of God"
- The Traditional Indian Framework of Roy's Thoughts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9788024647555
- 8024647559
- OCLC:
- 1317772491
- Publisher Number:
- 99991472160
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