‘Twisting the Wrist’: Teaching South Asian Religions in the Contemporary Academy

Research into South Asian religious traditions has developed rapidly over the past two decades or so, contributing to and reflecting both a critical reflexive turn in the discipline of Religious Studies, and the growing influence of Postcolonial theory in the Humanities and Social Sciences. In this...

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Authors: Suthren Hirst, Jacqueline (Author) ; Zavos, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2012
In: Religion compass
Year: 2012, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-135
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