Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Part I: Hinduism And Modernity Explained:.
1. Modernity And Hinduism.
2. India And The Juggernaut Of Modernity.
3. Hinduism Ancient And Modern.
Part II: Hinduism For Others:.
4. Islam And Hinduism.
5. The Western Discovery Of Hinduism.
6. Hinduism and Orientalism.
Part III: Hinduism Contrasted With Modernity:.
7. ‘Woman Caste’ (Aurat Jati) And The Gender Of Modernity.
8. Kali East And West.
9. The Gods Of Hinduism And The Idols Of Modernity.
10. The Image Of The Self.
Part IV: Hinduism Today:.
11. Gurus.
12. Modernity And Hindu Nationalism.
13. Hinduism And The Global Future.
Notes.
References.
Index.
David Smith is Reader in Indian Religions at Lancaster University. He has published two books on classical Indian culture, Ratnakara's Haravijaya (1985) and The Dance of Siva (1996).
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