Gods, guns and missionaries : the making of the modern Hindu identity (Record no. 23567)
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| fixed length control field | 01562nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780670093656 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.5 |
| Author Cutter | MAN |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author name | Manu S. Pillai |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Gods, guns and missionaries : the making of the modern Hindu identity |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London, |
| Name of publisher | Allen Lane, |
| Year of publication | 2025 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xlvii, 570 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | From publisher's description: When European missionaries arrived in India in the sixteenth century, they entered a world both fascinating and bewildering. Hinduism, as they saw it, was a pagan mess: a worship of devils and monsters by a people who burned women alive, performed outlandish rites and fed children to crocodiles. But it quickly became clear that Hindu ‘idolatry’ was far more layered and complex than European stereotypes allowed, surprisingly even sharing certain impulses with Christianity. Nonetheless, missionaries became a threatening force as European power grew in India. Western ways of thinking gained further ascendancy during the British Raj: while interest in Hindu thought influenced Enlightenment thinkers like Voltaire in Europe, Orientalism and colonial rule pressed Hindus to reimagine their religion. In fact, in resisting foreign authority, they often adopted the missionaries’ own tools and strategies. It is this encounter, Manu S. Pillai argues, that has given Hinduism its present shape, also contributing to the birth of an aggressive Hindu nationalism |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Hinduism History |
| -- | Hindus Identity |
| -- | Missionaries India |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Henry Martyn Institute Library | Henry Martyn Institute Library | General stacks | 09/22/2025 | Kohinoor Book Distributor | 999.00 | 294.5 MAN | 26007 | Books |