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- ISBN
- 9780199925018
- Subject Area
- Religion, Language Arts & Disciplines
- Publication Name
- Language of Disenchantment : Protestant Literalism and Colonial Discourse in British India
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Subject
- Christianity / Protestant, Hinduism / General, General, Eastern, History
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Series
- Aar Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Weight
- 14.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199925011
ISBN-13
9780199925018
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114082289
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Language of Disenchantment : Protestant Literalism and Colonial Discourse in British India
Language
English
Subject
Christianity / Protestant, Hinduism / General, General, Eastern, History
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Aar Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2012-003473
Reviews
"Yelle's scholarship is impeccable and nearly exhaustive-patently first-rate. The writing is precise, clear, and rich. Most importantly, the historical thesis about the theological roots of disenchantment and the Christian origins of modernity is, in my opinion, unanswerable. The book is profound and makes a very real and very important contribution to the fields of intellectual history, history of religions, Indian history, the history of Christianity, the history of the study of religion, and, perhaps most interesting of all, the philosophy of language."--Jeffrey J. Kripal, J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religious Studies, Rice University "Highly creative... Yelle directly challenges modern secularists who claim that modernity represents the triumph of rationality over religious superstition and of supposedly neutral, value-free judgment over prejudice... Yelle has written a fascinating, if also controversial, book, one that has important things to say to a wide number of disciplines." --The Marginalia Review of Books "Yelle s work on British critiques of South Asian mythological, ritual, linguistic, and legal traditions offer new insights on modernity, secularization, religious literalism, and colonialism." --New Books in Religion, "Yelle's scholarship is impeccable and nearly exhaustive-patently first-rate. The writing is precise, clear, and rich. Most importantly, the historical thesis about the theological roots of disenchantment and the Christian origins of modernity is, in my opinion, unanswerable. The book is profound and makes a very real and very important contribution to the fields of intellectual history, history of religions, Indian history, the history of Christianity, the history of the study of religion, and, perhaps most interesting of all, the philosophy of language."--Jeffrey J. Kripal, J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religious Studies, Rice University, "Theoretically rich and provocative...will command a place on reading lists of South Asian history seminars for generations to come."--Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society "Yelle's scholarship is impeccable and nearly exhaustive-patently first-rate. The writing is precise, clear, and rich. Most importantly, the historical thesis about the theological roots of disenchantment and the Christian origins of modernity is, in my opinion, unanswerable. The book is profound and makes a very real and very important contribution to the fields of intellectual history, history of religions, Indian history, the history of Christianity, the history of the study of religion, and, perhaps most interesting of all, the philosophy of language."--Jeffrey J. Kripal, J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religious Studies, Rice University "Highly creative... Yelle directly challenges modern secularists who claim that modernity represents the triumph of rationality over religious superstition and of supposedly neutral, value-free judgment over prejudice... Yelle has written a fascinating, if also controversial, book, one that has important things to say to a wide number of disciplines." --The Marginalia Review of Books "Yelle s work on British critiques of South Asian mythological, ritual, linguistic, and legal traditions offer new insights on modernity, secularization, religious literalism, and colonialism." --New Books in Religion, "Yelle's scholarship is impeccable and nearly exhaustive-patently first-rate. The writing is precise, clear, and rich. Most importantly, the historical thesis about the theological roots of disenchantment and the Christian origins of modernity is, in my opinion, unanswerable. The book is profound and makes a very real and very important contribution to the fields of intellectual history, history of religions, Indian history, the history of Christianity, the history of the study of religion, and, perhaps most interesting of all, the philosophy of language."--Jeffrey J. Kripal, J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religious Studies, Rice University "Highly creative... Yelle directly challenges modern secularists who claim that modernity represents the triumph of rationality over religious superstition and of supposedly neutral, value-free judgment over prejudice... Yelle has written a fascinating, if also controversial, book, one that has important things to say to a wide number of disciplines." --The Marginalia Review of Books
Dewey Edition
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Dewey Decimal
261.2/45
Table Of Content
AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsPreface1. Orientalism and the Language of Disenchantment2. "A Disease of Language": The Attack on Hindu Myth as Verbal Idolatry3. "One Step from Babel to Pentecost": Colonial Codification, Universal Languages, and the Debate over Roman Transliteration4. "Vain Repetitions": The Attack on Hindu Mantras5. The Hindu Moses: Christian Polemics against Jewish Ritual and the Secularization of Hindu LawAfterwordNotesBibliography
Synopsis
The Language of Disenchantment explores the ways in which Protestant ideas concerning language influenced British colonial attitudes toward and proposals to reform Hinduism. Protestant literalism, mediated by the textual economy of the printed book, inspired colonial critiques of Indian mythological, ritual, linguistic, and legal traditions. Central to these developments was the transportation of the Christian opposition of monotheism and polytheism or idolatry into the domain of language. Polemics against verbal idolatry that had been applied previously to Catholic and sectarian practices in Britain -including the elevation of a scriptural canon over heathenish custom, the attack on the personifications of mythological language, and the critique of "vain repetitions" in prayers and magic spells-were applied by colonialists to Indian linguistic practices. In order to remedy these diseases of language, the British attempted to standardize and codify Indian traditions as a step toward both Anglicization and Christianization. The colonial understanding of a perfect language as the fulfillment of the monotheistic ideal echoed earlier Christian myths according to which the Gospel had replaced the obscure discourses of pagan oracles and Jewish ritual. By uncovering the historical roots of the British re-ordering of South Asian discourses, Yelle's work challenges representations of colonialism, and the modernity that it ushered in, as simply rational or secular., The Language of Disenchantment explores how Protestant ideas about language influenced British colonial attitudes toward Hinduism and proposals for the reform of that tradition. Protestant literalism, mediated by a new textual economy of the printed book, inspired colonial critiques of Indian mythological, ritual, linguistic, and legal traditions. Central to these developments was the transposition of the Christian opposition between monotheism and polytheism or idolatry into the domain of language. Polemics against verbal idolatry - including the elevation of a scriptural canon over heathenish custom, the attack on the personifications of mythological language, and the critique of "vain repetitions" in prayers and magic spells - previously applied to Catholic and sectarian practices in Britain were now applied by colonialists to Indian linguistic practices. As a remedy for these diseases of language, the British attempted to standardize and codify Hindu traditions as a step toward both Anglicization and Christianization. The colonial understanding of a perfect language as the fulfillment of the monotheistic ideal echoed earlier Christian myths according to which the Gospel had replaced the obscure discourses of pagan oracles and Jewish ritual. By recovering the historical roots of the British re-ordering of South Asian discourses in Protestantism, Yelle challenges representations of colonialism, and of the modernity that it ushered in, as simply rational or secular., The Language of Disenchantment explores how Protestant ideas about language inspired British colonial critiques of Hindu mythological, ritual, linguistic, and legal traditions.
LC Classification Number
BL1215.C76Y45 2013
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