Modern spirit of Asia: the spiritual and the secular in China and India
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- 9788125054245
- 306.6095 VEE
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306.6 WIL Will secular India survive? | 306.6 Zak Communal rage in secular India | 306.6 ZAK Communal rage in secular India | 306.6095 VEE Modern spirit of Asia: the spiritual and the secular in China and India | 306.60954 CRI Crisis of secularism in India | 306.60954 GOU Religion and conflict in modern South Asia | 306.60954 REL Religion and conflict in South and Southeast Asia : disrupting violence |
challenges the notion that modernity in China and India are derivative limitations 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 is a centrepiece of Indian nationalism, it is viewed in China as an obstacle to progress that must be marginalised and controlled.≪ br/> Van der Veer, an outspoken proponent of the importance of comparative studies of religion and society, eloquently makes his case in this ground-breaking examination of the spiritual and the secular in China and India. This book allows both Indians and Chinese to examine their social History from a comparative viewpoint. These historical trajectories have a lot in common, but at various points Indians and Chinese have made choices that have led to very different outcomes. ≪ br/> < em> the modern spirit of asia</em> is a welcome break from the ubiquitous emphasis on economic growth in the comparison of India and China. It would appeal to all those interested in comparing India and China who want to be informed about the contemporary world in which India and China are major players.
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