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The British Discovery of Hinduism in the Eighteenth Century

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The British Discovery of Hinduism in the Eighteenth Century - Marshall, P. J. (Editor)
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One of the incidental consequences of the success of British arms in eighteenth-century India was the appearance of a number of publications which reflect the intense curiosity of contemporary Europeans about strange peoples, their manners and religions. Of the three principal religions of India, Hinduism attracted the most attention. European contact with Islam was several centuries old, while few travellers could identify Buddhism with any certainty. This book reprints some of the most significant English contributions to ...

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The British Discovery of Hinduism in the Eighteenth Century 2009, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521092968

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The British Discovery of Hinduism in the Eighteenth Century 1970, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521077378

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