03161nam 2200613Ia 450 991096823300332120200520144314.09781438432137143843213510.1515/9781438432137(CKB)2550000000106999(OCoLC)794699035(CaPaEBR)ebrary10573963(SSID)ssj0000606412(PQKBManifestationID)11387173(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606412(PQKBWorkID)10580945(PQKB)11670247(MiAaPQ)EBC3407102(MdBmJHUP)muse1700(Au-PeEL)EBL3407102(CaPaEBR)ebr10573963(DE-B1597)683588(DE-B1597)9781438432137(Perlego)2674682(EXLCZ)99255000000010699920091215d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHinduism as a missionary religion /Arvind SharmaAlbany State University of New York Pressc20111 online resource (207 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9781438432113 1438432119 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- The Antiquity and Continuity of the Belief that Hinduism Is Not a Missionary Religion -- The Neo-Hindu Conviction that Hinduism Is a Non-Missionary Religion -- Hinduism as a Missionary Religion -- Hinduism as a Missionary Religion -- Hinduism as a Missionary Religion -- Hinduism as a Missionary Religion -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Terms -- Index of Names -- Index of SubjectsIs Hinduism a missionary religion? Merely posing this question is a novel and provocative act. Popular and scholarly perception, both ancient and modern, puts Hinduism in the non-missionary category. In this intriguing book, Arvind Sharma re-opens the question. Examining the historical evidence from the major Hindu eras, the Vedic, classical, medieval, and modern periods, Sharma's investigation challenges the categories used in current scholarly discourse and finds them inadequate, emphasizing the need to distinguish between a missionary religion and a proselytizing one. A distinction rarely made, it is nevertheless an illuminating and fruitful one that resonates with insights from the comparative study of religion. Ultimately concluding that Hinduism is a missionary religion, but not a proselytizing one, Sharma's work provides us with new insights both on Hinduism and the consideration of religion itself.HinduismMissionsHistoriographyHinduismInfluenceHinduismMissionsHistoriography.HinduismInfluence.294.5/72Sharma Arvind562116MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968233003321Hinduism as a missionary religion4351555UNINA