Hindu Civilization

Indology, Hindu self-perception, Indian nationhood and the politics of Hindutva

[This "svAbhinava Hindu Civilization" page has been visited 1049 times since 10 March 2007]

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The problematic encounter between Westernizing modernity and Hindu civilization is—more than that of Christian missionary activity (continuing unabated in foreign-funded proselytizing), (institutional legacies of) colonial rule and administrative measures, increasing integration into a globalizing capitalist economy (with upper-caste Hindus having ended up the wealthiest immigrant community in the United States), hegemony of new disciplines (history, archaeology, linguistics, psychoanalysis, etc.) now being studied by Indians themselves, Hindu mobilization to defend their traditional values (with the global diaspora beginning to take a leading role)—primarily the challenge of translating between two diametrically opposed taxonomies of knowledge, conflicting ways of organizing the world around us. Given that the Indian state—through its electoral setup, education curriculum, economic policies, etc.—is the single largest determinant of the future of its religious constituencies, the overt and sometimes aggressive politicization of this 'civilizational' agenda in the form of 'Hindutva' was perhaps even more inevitable than is Christian fundamentalism in the United States today.


Dialogues

Some of these dialogues—often multilogues—have been compiled, edited and reformatted into digests that are enumerated as hyperlinks within the last (Dialogues) item under participant's name below. Contributors should feel free to modify their views in the light of the evolving discussions.

[Hindu Civilization Dialogues Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 1147 times since 10 March 2007]

The Politics of Iconophilia: Idolatry, Iconoclasm, and the problem of representing God ( Sep 2006 - ) [viewed 1295x since 17 March 2007]

Idolatry, iconoclasm, and aesthetics of the human form: becoming God’s image in the Mirror of (Self-) Recognition

The Politics of the female body - Part I: Nudity, Bollywood, and the Hindu Eros (Nov 2005 -  ) [viewed 4147x since 10 March 2007]

The Politics of the female body - Part II: Sexual freedom, caste regulations, and Hindu acculturation in Kerala (Feb 07 - ) [viewed 3057x since 10 March 2007]

The Politics of the female body - Part III: Anglo-Saxon Feminism and the Islamic Hijab (Nov 2005 - ) [viewed 356x since 10 March 2007]

Does Hinduism exist?

Is Sanskrit Dead? [viewed 82x since 10 March 2007]

Caste, racism, assimilation, and multiculturalism: The politics of acculturation [viewed 91x since 10 March 2007]

Etymologizing in Sumero-Tamil, Sanskrit & Indo-European: Is ‘comparative linguistics’ just a genocidal ‘scientific’ joke? [viewed 0x since 10 March 2007]

Between Africans, Meluhhans, and Indo-Aryans: Who are the Dravidians? [viewed 0x since 10 March 2007]

Ethnogenesis of the Indus-Sarasvatî Civilization [viewed 51x since 10 March 2007]

Is ‘Hinduism’ a ‘religion’? dharma, transcendence and the ‘human sciences’ [viewed 0x since 10 March 2007]

Is Hindutva a ‘legitimate’ expression of ‘Hinduism’? Religion, nationalism and the ‘secular’ Indian state

Future of Hindu-Christian relations: a Dialogue about dialogue!

FRIENDS

Alvaro Enterría

[Alvaro Enterria's Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 40 times since 10 March 2007]

Antoine Soucé Pitchaya (français)

[Antoine Soucé Pitchaya's Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 33 times since 10 March 2007]

Antonio de Nicolas (Christ, español)

Ashok Chowgule

[Ashok Chowgule's Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 326 times since 10 March 2007]

 

Bharat Gupt (Abhinava, Athens, Friends)

[Bharat Gupt's Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 309 times since 10 March 2007]

Carl Vadivelle Belle

[Carl Vadivelle Belle's Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 44 times since 10 March 2007]

Carlos Aramayo (español)

[Carlos Aramayo's Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 42 times since 10 March 2007]

 

Chitra Raman (Friends)

[Chitra Raman's Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 29 times since 10 March 2007]

David Dubois

David Peter Lawrence

Dileep Karanth

[Dileep Karanth's Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 216 times since 31 March 2007]

Félix Ilarráz

Francesco Brighenti (italiano)

Frank Burch Brown

Gautam Sen

[Gautam Sen's Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 54 times since 10 March 2007]

Ian Whicher

[Ian Whicher's Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 30 times since 10 March 2007]

Jacqueline and Roland Bouchet

Jakob De Roover

[Jakob De Roover's Hindu Civilization profile has been visited 64 times since 10 March 2007]

Jayant R. Kalawar (Christ)


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