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1. Verfasser:	Nanda, Meera
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2003.
Schlagworte:	1900-1999 Science > India > History > 20th century. Nationalism > India. Science > Philosophy > History > 20th century. Sciences > Inde > Histoire > 20e siècle. SCIENCE > History. Nationalism Science Science > Philosophy India History
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	Annotation
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xvii, 308 pages)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-298) and index.
ISBN:	0813536340 9780813536347 9780813533575 0813533570 9780813533582 0813533589

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spelling	Nanda, Meera. Prophets facing backward : postmodern critiques of science and Hindu nationalism in India / Meera Nanda. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2003. 1 online resource (xvii, 308 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-298) and index. Print version record. Machine generated contents note: 1. Prophets Facing Backward: Betrayal of the Clerks -- pt. I Hindu Nationalism and "Vedic Science" -- 2. Dharma and the Bomb: Reactionary Modernism in India -- 3. Vedic Science, Part One: Legitimation of the Hindu Nationalist Worldview -- 4. Vedic Science, Part Two: Philosophical Justification of Vedic Science -- pt. II Postmodern Critiques of Science -- 5. Epistemic Charity: Equality of All "Ethnosciences" -- 6. We Are All Hybrids Now! Paths to Reactionary Modernism -- 7. Dalit Defense of the Deweyan-Buddhist View of Science -- pt. III Postmodernism and New Social Movements in India -- 8. Battle for Scientific Temper in India's New Social Movements -- 9. Ecofeminist Critique of the Green Revolution -- 10. "Hindu Left," Agrarian Populism, and the Hindu Right -- 11. Conclusion: Prophets Facing Forward. Annotation The leading voices in science studies have argued that modern science reflects dominant social interests of Western society. Following this logic, postmodern scholars have urged postcolonial societies to develop their own "alternative sciences" as a step towards "mental decolonization." These ideas have found a warm welcome among Hindu nationalists who came to power in India in the early 1990s. In this passionate and highly original study, Indian-born author Meera Nanda reveals how these well-meaning but ultimately misguided ideas are enabling Hindu ideologues to propagate religious myths in the guise of science and secularism. At the heart of Hindu supremacist ideology, Nanda argues, lies a postmodernist assumption: that each society has its own norms of reasonableness, logic, rules of evidence, and conception of truth, and that there is no non-arbitary, culture-independent way to choose among these alternatives. What is being celebrated as "difference" by postmodernists, however, has more oftenthan not been the source of mental bondage and authoritarianism in non-Western cultures. The "Vedic sciences" currently endorsed in Indian schools, colleges, and the mass media promotes the same elements of orthodox Hinduism that have for centuries deprived the vast majority of Indian people of their full humanity. By denouncing science and secularization, the left was unwittingly contributing to what the author calls "reactionary modernism." In contrast, Nanda points to the Dalit, or untouchable, movement as a true example of an "alternative science" that has embraced reason and modern science to challenge traditional notions of hierarchy Science India History 20th century. Nationalism India. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006006867 Science Philosophy History 20th century. Sciences Inde Histoire 20e siècle. SCIENCE History. bisacsh Nationalism fast Science fast Science Philosophy fast India fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmdx47cDXrRhBXHtbvPwC 1900-1999 fast History fast has work: Prophets facing backward (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFJTt3b88H7GJjHQM4gqcP https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Nanda, Meera. Prophets facing backward. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2003 0813533570 0813533589 (DLC) 2003006165 (OCoLC)51886314 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=119852 Volltext
spellingShingle	Nanda, Meera Prophets facing backward : postmodern critiques of science and Hindu nationalism in India / Prophets Facing Backward: Betrayal of the Clerks -- Hindu Nationalism and "Vedic Science" -- Dharma and the Bomb: Reactionary Modernism in India -- Vedic Science, Part One: Legitimation of the Hindu Nationalist Worldview -- Vedic Science, Part Two: Philosophical Justification of Vedic Science -- Postmodern Critiques of Science -- Epistemic Charity: Equality of All "Ethnosciences" -- We Are All Hybrids Now! Paths to Reactionary Modernism -- Dalit Defense of the Deweyan-Buddhist View of Science -- Postmodernism and New Social Movements in India -- Battle for Scientific Temper in India's New Social Movements -- Ecofeminist Critique of the Green Revolution -- "Hindu Left," Agrarian Populism, and the Hindu Right -- Conclusion: Prophets Facing Forward. Science India History 20th century. Nationalism India. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006006867 Science Philosophy History 20th century. Sciences Inde Histoire 20e siècle. SCIENCE History. bisacsh Nationalism fast Science fast Science Philosophy fast
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title	Prophets facing backward : postmodern critiques of science and Hindu nationalism in India /
title_alt	Prophets Facing Backward: Betrayal of the Clerks -- Hindu Nationalism and "Vedic Science" -- Dharma and the Bomb: Reactionary Modernism in India -- Vedic Science, Part One: Legitimation of the Hindu Nationalist Worldview -- Vedic Science, Part Two: Philosophical Justification of Vedic Science -- Postmodern Critiques of Science -- Epistemic Charity: Equality of All "Ethnosciences" -- We Are All Hybrids Now! Paths to Reactionary Modernism -- Dalit Defense of the Deweyan-Buddhist View of Science -- Postmodernism and New Social Movements in India -- Battle for Scientific Temper in India's New Social Movements -- Ecofeminist Critique of the Green Revolution -- "Hindu Left," Agrarian Populism, and the Hindu Right -- Conclusion: Prophets Facing Forward.
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topic	Science India History 20th century. Nationalism India. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006006867 Science Philosophy History 20th century. Sciences Inde Histoire 20e siècle. SCIENCE History. bisacsh Nationalism fast Science fast Science Philosophy fast
topic_facet	Science India History 20th century. Nationalism India. Science Philosophy History 20th century. Sciences Inde Histoire 20e siècle. SCIENCE History. Nationalism Science Science Philosophy India History
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