![]() ![]() When studies on Hinduism are done using an Abrahamic / Eurocentric lens of the Trinity, naturally it becomes more convenient to re-interpret or reduce it to a religion with a trinity. Invading the Sacred is an anthology of 29 essays by Hindu scholars and Hinduism experts who attempt to present a balanced perspective of Hinduism to the global audience as opposed to the one-sided version of what Hinduism, and Indian culture is all about by the academic scholars of Hinduism in America who refuse debate or through pop-culture images like Indians eating monkey brains in the Hollywood movie “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” or images of an exotic India as a land of snake charmers, sex maniacs and elephants only or Hinduism is essentially a polytheistic religion as opposed to the Abrahamic religions. A majority of the Indians are Hindus and Hindu-Americans are a minority in the USA. In today’s global world, India is becoming a major economic player. Invading the Sacred: An Analysis of Hinduism Studies in America,Įdited by Krishnan Ramaswamy, Antonio de Nicolas, Aditi Banerjee, This article is special to World and I Online. World and I Online-review by Deepa Kandaswamy PRESS-webĭeepa Kandaswamy is a freelance writer. ![]()
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