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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,
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2002
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