Hinduism and Colonialism

[Luis Gonzalez-Reimann]

At 06:57 AM 10/02/2000 -0700, Swaminathan Madhuresan wrote:

Quoting LGR:
>>In a recent post I quoted from D. Lorenzen (1995) to the effect that
>>"Hindu" as a religious category was not a colonial invention.  Those
>>interested in a detailed analysis can now see:
>>Lorenzen, David N. 1999. Who Invented Hinduism? Comparative Studies in
>>Society and History 41, no. 4: 630-659.
>
>> Best,
>> Luis Gonzalez-Reimann


SM:
> In Jeffery Paine's Father India, a reference is given:
> John S. Hawley, Naming Hinduism,
> Wilson Quarterly, Summer 1991, 20-34.

This article is one of the many mentioned and discussed by Lorenzen.

Luis Gonzalez-Reimann