A Vision for Hinduism: Beyond Hindu Nationalism

by Jeffery D. Long

Two radically different ideologies are currently competing for the loyalties of the Hindu community. One of these ideologies, Hindu nationalism, conceives of Hinduness as co-extensive with Indianness. The other ideology, which has been articulated by such figures as Sri Ramakrishna and Mahatma Gandhi, repesents Hinduism as the 'eternal' or 'universal' religion. This is an idea of Hinduism that is pluralistic and all-inclusive. Arguing that Hindu nationalism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845112733
• ISBN13: 9781845112738
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 8.7"