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Gods, Guns & Missionaries: The Making Of The Modern Hindu Identity
Writer : Manu S. Pillai
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- ISBN No : 978-0670093656
- Binding : Card Board (Hard) with Gel Jacket
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- Weight : 499 gms
- Height x Width x Depth : 8.5x5.5x0.5 Inch
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About the Book
Gods, Guns, and Missionaries: How Colonial Encounters Shaped Modern Hinduism
When European missionaries first set foot in India in the 16th century, they saw a land of pagan rituals, demon worship, and bizarre customs—a world they believed needed salvation. But as their influence grew under British rule, they found Hinduism to be far more complex, resilient, and resistant to conversion than they had imagined.
In Gods, Guns, and Missionaries, Manu S. Pillai unpacks this fraught and transformative encounter—where Hindus redefined their own traditions to counter colonial narratives, and, in doing so, laid the foundations for the rise of Hindu nationalism. Through a gripping cast of characters—maharajahs, poets, revolutionaries, philosophers, and polemicists—Pillai reveals how Western ideas and missionary zeal both shaped and provoked Hindu identity in ways still felt today.
Part political history, part cultural study, this book challenges simplistic narratives of colonialism and religion. Instead, it presents a rich, nuanced story of resistance, adaptation, and reinvention—one that continues to shape India’s politics and identity in the modern era.