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Religion, science, and empire

classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India

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classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India

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421

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Religion, science, and empire: classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India
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Table of Contents

Religion, science, and scientism
Cartography, the ideal of science, and the place of religion
First interlude : the dynamics of comparison and classification
Christocentric travel writing : dynamics of comparison and classification
Second interlude : the five modes of comparison
Humanist travel writing : ascent of empiricism and the on the spot
Third interlude : classification in the natural sciences
Categories to count on : religion and caste in the census
Raja, a ghost, and a tribe : studies in ethnology, folklore, and religion
Popularizing Chainpur's past: archaeology in place and in museums
Education : teaching scientism
Chainpur today.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.60954
Library of Congress
BL2007.5 .G68 2012, BL2007.5.G68 2012, BL2007.5 .G68 2013

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Pagination
pages cm
Number of pages
421

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Open Library
OL25252546M
Internet Archive
religionsciencee00gott
ISBN 13
9780195393019
LCCN
2012005797
OCLC/WorldCat
780161469

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