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The Modern Spirit of Asia: The Spiritual and the Secular in China and India

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Description for The Modern Spirit of Asia: The Spiritual and the Secular in China and India Paperback. Challenges the notion that modernity in China and India are derivative imitations of the West, arguing that these societies have transformed their ancient traditions in distinctive ways. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HRLK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
The Modern Spirit of Asia challenges the notion that modernity in China and India are derivative imitations of the West, arguing that these societies have transformed their ancient traditions in unique and distinctive ways. Peter van der Veer begins with nineteenth-century imperial history, exploring how Western concepts of spirituality, secularity, religion, and magic were used to translate the traditions of India and China. He traces how modern Western notions of religion and magic were incorporated into the respective nation-building projects of Chinese and Indian nationalist intellectuals, yet how modernity in China and India is by no means uniform. While religion ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
466g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691128153
SKU
V9780691128153
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About Peter Van Der Veer
Peter van der Veer is director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Gottingen, Germany, and a Distinguished Professor at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. His books include Imperial Encounters: Religion and Modernity in India and Britain (Princeton) and Religious Nationalism: Hindus and Muslims in India.

Reviews for The Modern Spirit of Asia: The Spiritual and the Secular in China and India
Finalist for the 2014 Award for Excellence in Religion in Analytical-Descriptive Studies, American Academy of Religion One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014 A fascinating read.
Nick Leech, National The authority of this study is based on a combination of field research in each of the two nations (China and India), along with an impressive command of ... Read more

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