The Modern spirit of Asia the spiritual and the secular in China and India

The Modern spirit of Asia the spiritual and the secular in China and India

"The Modern Spirit of Asia challenges the notion that modernity in China and India are derivative imitations of the West, arguing that these societies have transformed their ancient traditions in unique and distinctive ways. Peter van der Veer begins with nineteenth-century imperial history, ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Veer, Peter van der (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press [2014]
Subjects:
Religion and sociology > China.
Religion and sociology > India.
Secularism > China > History.
Secularism > India > History.
Nationalism > China > Religious aspects.
Nationalism > India > Religious aspects.
China > Religious life and customs.
India > Religious life and customs.