The language of disenchantment : Protestant literalism and colonial discourse in British India /

'The Language of Disenchantment' explores how Protestant ideas about language inspired British colonial critiques of Hindu mythological, ritual, linguistic, and legal traditions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yelle, Robert A.
Corporate Author:	American Academy of Religion
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Series:	Reflection and theory in the study of religion.
Subjects:	Hinduism and culture > India. Language and languages > Religious aspects > Hinduism. Hinduism > India. Protestantism. Hindouisme et culture > Inde. Langage et langues > Aspect religieux > Hindouisme. Hindouisme > Inde. Protestantisme. Hinduism Hinduism and culture Language and languages > Religious aspects > Hinduism Protestantism India Religion. Philosophy & Religion. Hinduism. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Orientalism and the language of disenchantment
"A disease of language": the attack on Hindu myth as verbal idolatry
"One step from Babel to Pentecost": colonial codification, universal languages, and the debate over Roman transliteration
"Vain repetitions": the attack on Hindu mantras
The Hindu Moses: Christian polemics against Jewish ritual and the secularization of Hindu law.