Orientalism and Religion: Postcolonial Theory, India and 'the Mystic East'
- ISBN-10
- 0415202582
- ISBN-13
- 9780415202589
- Category
- Cross-cultural studies
- Pages
- 283
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Richard King
Description
In this text Richard King examines the way in which notions such as mysticism, religion, Hinduism and Buddhism are taken for granted.
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