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About the Book: Gods, Guns & Missionaries : The Making Of The Modern Hindu
Identity
When European missionaries first arrived in India in the sixteenth century, they
entered a world both fascinating and bewildering. Hinduism, as they saw it, was
a pagan mess: the worship of devils and monsters by a people who burned women
alive, performed outlandish rites and fed children to crocodiles. But soon it
became clear that Hindu ‘idolatry’ was far more complex than white men’s
stereotypes allowed, and Hindus had little desire to convert.
But then, European power began to grow in India, and under colonial rule,
missionaries assumed a forbidding appearance. During the
ISBN-13
9780670093656
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Allen Lane
Publishing Date
2024-11-21
Product Edition
1
Total Pages
664
Gods Guns & Missionaries : The Making Of The Modern Hindu Identity
About the Book: Gods, Guns & Missionaries : The Making Of The Modern Hindu
Identity
When European missionaries first arrived in India in the sixteenth century, they
entered a world both fascinating and bewildering. Hinduism, as they saw it, was
a pagan mess: the worship of devils and monsters by a people who burned women
alive, performed outlandish rites and fed children to crocodiles. But soon it
became clear that Hindu ‘idolatry’ was far more complex than white men’s
stereotypes allowed, and Hindus had little desire to convert.
But then, European power began to grow in India, and under colonial rule,
missionaries assumed a forbidding appearance. During the