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(FOOT)NOTES ON ORIENTALISM AND RELIGION

(FOOT)NOTES ON ORIENTALISM AND RELIGION (FOOT)NOTES ON ORIENTALISM AND RELIGION J. E. L lewellyn It was my initial plan to write a paper about the Arya Samaj in Africa, taking off from Richard King’s description of that movement within its colonial context in Orientalism and Religion . Then, when I reread that book, I found it such a compelling read that I decided to change my focus to a review essay of Orientalism and Religion itself. I have written several such essays in recent years, and they have gener- ally followed the standard scholarly recipe for the genre: one part homage and two parts hatchet job. This is the first time that I have had occasion to present such an essay in the presence of the author of the book, an embarrassment which I am going to do my best to ignore. I should say at the outset that I think that Orientalism and Religion is a very good book. It is an important book, too, which does a convinc- ing job of bringing together religious studies, South Asian studies, and contemporary theory. I also believe that Orientalism and Religion will prove a useful book as well, particularly since King presents postmodernism, post-Orientalism, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Method & Theory in the Study of Religion Brill

(FOOT)NOTES ON ORIENTALISM AND RELIGION

Method & Theory in the Study of Religion , Volume 14 (2): 234 – Jan 1, 2002

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0943-3058
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1570-0682
DOI
10.1163/15700680260191806
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(FOOT)NOTES ON ORIENTALISM AND RELIGION J. E. L lewellyn It was my initial plan to write a paper about the Arya Samaj in Africa, taking off from Richard King’s description of that movement within its colonial context in Orientalism and Religion . Then, when I reread that book, I found it such a compelling read that I decided to change my focus to a review essay of Orientalism and Religion itself. I have written several such essays in recent years, and they have gener- ally followed the standard scholarly recipe for the genre: one part homage and two parts hatchet job. This is the first time that I have had occasion to present such an essay in the presence of the author of the book, an embarrassment which I am going to do my best to ignore. I should say at the outset that I think that Orientalism and Religion is a very good book. It is an important book, too, which does a convinc- ing job of bringing together religious studies, South Asian studies, and contemporary theory. I also believe that Orientalism and Religion will prove a useful book as well, particularly since King presents postmodernism, post-Orientalism,

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