The British discovery of Hinduism in the eighteenth century
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The British discovery of Hinduism in the eighteenth century
（The European understanding of India）
University Press, 1970
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Reprints of either essays or chapters from books originally published between 1767 and 1790
Contents of Works
- Chapters on The religious tenets of the Gentoos / John Zephaniah Holwell
- A dissertation concerning Hindoos / Alexander Dow
- The translator's preface to A code of Gentoo laws / Nathaniel Brassey Halhed
- Letter to Nathaniel Smith, from the Bhăgvăt-Gēētā / Warren Hastings
- The translator's preface, from the Bhăgvăt-Gēētā / Charles Wilkins
- On the Gods of Greece, Italy and India / William Jones
- On the Hindus / William Jones
- On the chronology of the Hindus / William Jones
Description and Table of Contents
Description
One of the incidental consequences of the success of British arms in eighteenth-century India was the appearance of a number of publications which reflect the intense curiosity of contemporary Europeans about strange peoples, their manners and religions. Of the three principal religions of India, Hinduism attracted the most attention. European contact with Islam was several centuries old, while few travellers could identify Buddhism with any certainty. This book reprints some of the most significant English contributions to the early European understanding of Hinduism.
Table of Contents
- 1. Chapters on 'The Religious Tenets of the Gentoos' John Zephaniah Holwell
- 2., 'A Dissertation concerning the Hindoos' Alexander Dow
- 3. 'The Translator's Preface' to A Code of Gentoo Laws Nathaniel Brassey Halhed
- 4. 'Letter to Nathaniel Smith', from The Bhagvat-Geeta Warren Hastings
- 5. 'The Translator's Preface', from The Bhagvat-Geeta Charles Wilkins
- 6. 'On the Gods of Greece, Italy and India' William Jones
- 7. 'On the Hindus' William Jones
- 8. 'On the Chronology of the Hindus' William Jones.
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