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

Name: Modern Spirit of Asia The Spiritual and the Secular in China and India
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ISBN: 9780691128153

ISBN-10: 0691128154

ISBN-13: 9780691128153

Edition: 2014

Authors: Peter van der Veer

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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 is a centerpiece of…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 11/12/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.22" wide x 9.53" long x 0.84" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English