Author: C M Mathew
Publisher: ISPCK
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 317
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8172145373
Description
A historical analysis of modern Hindu Missionary ideologies and practices, this book is an introduction to important contemporary developments such as Hindutva, the RSS, the Arya Samaj, ISKCON, and the Vishva Hindu Parishad.
Contrary to a common misconception of the textbooks, Hinduism is and always was a missionary religion. This being so, a serious academic investigation is long overdue , and the author presents a careful reconstruction of historical events. The facts reveal that from an early time the people called Hindus were in fact active disseminators of beliefs and practices which they valued.
What is a Hindu? Definitions are difficult and unsatisfactory. "Hinduism", as it is known today, is a product o colonialism. This point deserves wide publication in the face of a rising militant religious fundamentalism. "Hinduism" is a recent term coined by European explorers and catholic missionaries of the 16th century, popularized by Protestant missionaries in the 19th century, and applied by orientologists to the complex peoples , cultures, and local religions of India
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Foreword
Abbreviations
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
PART ONE
Introduction : The Subject Matter
PART TWO
Definitions
CHAPTER II
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
PART ONE
Ancient Period
PART TWO
Hindi-Muslim Relationship
PART THREE
Hindu-Christian Relationship
CHAPTER III
ARYA SAMAJ AND SAFFRON MISSION
PART ONE
Introduction
PART TWO
SWAMI Dayananda Saraswati
PART THREE
The Ideological Position of Swami Dayananda Saraswati and the Arya Samaj
PART FOUR
Contributions to Saffron Mission
PART FIVE
Conclusion
CHAPTER IV
RAMAKRISHNA MOVEMENT AND SAFFRON MISSION
PART ONE
Introduction
PART TWO
Bengal Prior to the Ramakrishna Movement
PART THREE
Ramakrishna Movement : A Brief Historical Survey