×


 x 

Shopping cart
David L. Gosling - Science and the Indian Tradition - 9780415402095 - V9780415402095
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Science and the Indian Tradition

€ 186.66
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Science and the Indian Tradition hardcover. Charting an important process in modern Indian history, this book gives an assessment of the introduction of Western science into India. It is intended for scholars of Indian history and those interested in the interaction between Western and Indian traditions of intellectual thought. Series: India in the Modern World. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.

This new text is a detailed study of an important process in modern Indian history. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, India experienced an intellectual renaissance, which owed as much to the influx of new ideas from the West as to traditional religious and cultural insights.

Gosling examines the effects of the introduction of Western science into India, and the relationship between Indian traditions of thought and secular Western scientific doctrine. He charts the early development of science in India, its role in the secularization of Indian society, and the subsequent reassertion, adaptation and rejection of traditional modes ... Read more

Science and the Indian Tradition gives an in-depth assessment of results of the introduction of Western science into India, and will be of interest to scholars of Indian history and those interested in the interaction between Western and Indian traditions of intellectual thought.

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
India in the Modern World
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415402095
SKU
V9780415402095
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About David L. Gosling
Dr David L. Gosling is the principal of Edwardes College, Peshawar University, Pakistan, and also teaches ecology in the University of Cambridge, where he was the first Spalding Fellow at Clare Hall. He has been the Director of Church and Society of the World Council of Churches, and is the author of Religion and Ecology in India and Southeast Asia. ... Read more

Reviews for Science and the Indian Tradition
"... splendid new book. It is very exciting and contains much more than the exchange between Einstein and Tagore....It really is a very great achievement"- John Bowker, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Cambridge. 'Be prepared for substantial chapters on a number of intertwined topics, but be prepared also to enjoy this most instructive account of a complex encounter ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Science and the Indian Tradition


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!