TY - JOUR
T1 - Abolishing the east : the dated nature of orientalism in the definition and ethical analysis of the Hindu faith
AU - Barton, Gregory A.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Historians have tangled with two difficult conceptualizations of Hinduism. One is the use of the term Hinduism, and the other, the relation between environmental ethics and Hinduism. One posits a “merry India” that is diverse, tolerant, and amorphous, impossible to pin down, define, or solidify into a single entity. The other accepts the term Hinduism and ascribes to it a battery of impressive environmental ethics that stand as a model for the West. The attempt to deconstruct the term Hinduism and the ascription of environmental ethics to Hinduism are both romantic expressions of an orientalism increasingly outdated by the new global identity of the large and growing subcontinent middle and upper class elites.
AB - Historians have tangled with two difficult conceptualizations of Hinduism. One is the use of the term Hinduism, and the other, the relation between environmental ethics and Hinduism. One posits a “merry India” that is diverse, tolerant, and amorphous, impossible to pin down, define, or solidify into a single entity. The other accepts the term Hinduism and ascribes to it a battery of impressive environmental ethics that stand as a model for the West. The attempt to deconstruct the term Hinduism and the ascription of environmental ethics to Hinduism are both romantic expressions of an orientalism increasingly outdated by the new global identity of the large and growing subcontinent middle and upper class elites.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/546921
U2 - 10.1215/1089201X-2009-010
DO - 10.1215/1089201X-2009-010
M3 - Article
SN - 1089-201X
VL - 29
SP - 281
EP - 290
JO - Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East
JF - Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East
IS - 2
ER -