| The European Encounter with Hinduism in India Contributor(s): Schouten, Jan Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004420061 ISBN-13: 9789004420069 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $59.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Ecumenism & Interfaith |
| Series: Currents of Encounter |
| Physical Information: 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The European Encounter with Hinduism Jan Peter Schouten offers an account of European travellers coming into contact with the Hindu religion in India. From the thirteenth century on, both traders and missionaries visited India and encountered the exotic world of Hindus and Hinduism. Their travel reports reveal how Europeans gradually increased their knowledge of Hinduism and how they evaluated this foreign religion. Later on, although officials of the colonial administration also studied the languages and culture of India, it was - contrary to what is usually assumed - particularly the many missionaries who made the greatest contribution to the mapping of Hinduism. |
