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King, Richard, 1966-

Orientalism and religion postcolonial theory, India and 'the mystic East' / [electronic resource] : Richard King. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1999. - 1 online resource (viii, 283 p.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-276) and index.

The power of definitions: a genealogy of the idea of 'the mystical' -- Disciplining religion -- Sacred texts, hermeneutics and world religions -- Orientalism and Indian religions -- The modern myth of 'Hinduism' -- 'Mystic Hinduism': Vedanta and the politics of representation -- Orientalism and the discovery of 'Buddhism' -- The politics of privatization: Indian religion and the study of mysticism -- Beyond orientalism? Religion and comparativism in a postcolonial era.

ISBN: 0203158547 (electronic bk.) 9780203158548 (electronic bk.) 0203006089 (electronic bk.) 9780203006085 (electronic bk.) 9781134632350 (electronic bk.) 1134632355 (electronic bk.)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Religions--Study and teaching.
Philosophy, Indic--Study and teaching.
Religions--Étude et enseignement.
Philosophie de l'Inde--Étude et enseignement.
RELIGION--Education.
Oriëntalisme.
Postkolonialisme.
Indische godsdiensten.
Buddhismus.
Entkolonialisierung.
Orientbild.
Religionswissenschaft.
Philosophie--Étude et enseignement.--Inde
Postcolonialisme.
Religion--Étude et enseignement.
Religion--Study and teaching--India.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--Religion--Study and teaching.
Inde--Religion--Étude et enseignement.
Indien.
Westliche Welt.
Asie--Religion--Étude et enseignement.
Moyen Orient--Religion--Étude et enseignement.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BL2203 / .K56 1999eb

Dewey Class. No.: 200/.7