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This paper will discuss the challenges posed by modern conceptions of Hinduism - in particular Heinrich von Stietencron’s conception of a “collection of religions” and Romila Thapar’s application of Benedict Anderson’s theory of “imagined communities” to Hinduism-to the European style of religious studies, particularly at the undergraduate level.

Imagined Religious Communities and the “Culture of Bible-Readers”: Hinduism’s Challenge to European Religious Studies

Department of Comparative Religion, Comenius University in Bratislava

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This paper will discuss the challenges posed by modern conceptions of Hinduism - in particular Heinrich von Stietencron’s conception of a “collection of...

Imagined Religious Communities and the “Culture of Bible-Readers”: Hinduism’s Challenge to European Religious Studies

Published Online: Dec 09, 2015

Page range: 8 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eas-2015-0013

Keywords
Hinduism, imagined communities, text-centered, historical approach, indigenous framework, culture of Bible-readers, therapeutic, religion, moksha-shastra

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Imagined Religious Communities and the “Culture of Bible-Readers”: Hinduism’s Challenge to European Religious Studies

Published Online: Dec 09, 2015

Page range: 8 - 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eas-2015-0013

KeywordsHinduism, imagined communities, text-centered, historical approach, indigenous framework, culture of Bible-readers, therapeutic, religion, moksha-shastra

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Hinduism, imagined communities, text-centered, historical approach, indigenous framework, culture of Bible-readers, therapeutic, religion, moksha-shastra