Religious Entanglements Between Germans and Indians, 1800–1945 (Palgrave Series in Asian German Studies)

Religious Entanglements Between Germans and Indians, 1800–1945 (Palgrave Series in Asian German Studies)
by: Isabella Schwaderer (Editor),Gerdien Jonker(Editor)
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date: 9 Jan. 2024
Language:English
Print Length:343 pages
ISBN-10:3031403746
ISBN-13:9783031403743
Book Description
Religion as a form of cultural expression constitutes a critical element in the relationship between Germany and India. The discovery of Indian traditions in Germany and re-interpretations of those traditions in India fueled not only new theological and philosophical explorations, but also extensive innovations in the fields of music, dance, bodily experience, and political intervention. Seeking to uncover the enfolding of colonial thought structures through presentations of the Self, while placing them in the context of global colonial value chains that connected the peripheries with the centre, this interdisciplinary volume addresses India through the lens of an entangled relationship. Adopting the position that the acceleration of communication, technical development, and colonisation locally triggered re-interpretations of the religious sphere, This volume takes a look at the period from 1800 to the end of National Socialism, tracing the strands of an Indo-Germanic religion inthe making as it goes along. A special emphasis is placed on the artistic expressions of religious experience including re-enactments of musical compositions and dance configurations, which were created to embody India in Germany.This is an open access book.
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