Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History (South Asia Across the Disciplines) by Nicholson, Andrew

Columbia University Press, 2013-12-31. paperback. Used: Good.

Columbia University Press , pp. 280 . Papeback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. Some postcolonial theorists argue that the idea of a single system of belief known as "Hinduism" is a creation of nineteenth-century British imperialists. Andrew J. Nicholson introduces another perspective: although a unified Hindu identity is not as ancient as some Hindus claim, it has its roots in innovations within South Asian philosophy from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries. During this time, thinkers treated the philosophies of Vedanta, Samkhya, and Yoga, along with the worshippers of Visnu, Siva, and Sakti, as belonging to a single system of belief and practice. Instead of seeing such groups as separate and contradictory, they re-envisioned them as separate rivers leading to the ocean of Brahman, the ultimate reality. Drawing on the writings of philosophers from late medieval and early modern traditions, including Vijnanabhiksu, Madhava, and Madhusudana Sarasvati, Nicholson shows how influential thinkers portrayed Vedanta philosophy as the… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Columbia University Press, 2013-12-31. paperback. Used:Good.

Columbia Univ Pr, 2013. Paperback. New. 266 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

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