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About the Book :
For all practical purposes, the Puranic tradition is now the dominant [Hindu tradition], and many of its non-Vedic elements have replaced the corresponding Vedic elements even in circles of Vedic purists. Thus, Vedic Gods like Varuna and Indra have practically disappeared from the Hindu collective consciousness in favour of restyled minor Vedic Gods like Shiva and Vishnu and non-Vedic Gods like Ganesha and Kali.” – Dr. Koenraad Elst
This book contains a part of the author’s Ph.D. thesis, updated and adapted for general publication. It can best be read in conjunction with the main part of the thesis, now in print under the title *Decolonizing the Hindu Mind*.
ISBN : 978-8185990743; Pages : 358 ; Paperback ; Publisher : Voice of India
About the Author:
DR. KOENRAAD ELST graduated in Philosophy, Chinese Studies and Indo-Iranian Studies from the Catholic University of Leuven. He became interested in the communal disputes in India during a stay at the Benares Hindu University, and wrote his first book on the bubbing Ayodhya conflict. He has written copiously on multiculturalism, language policy issues, ancient Chinese history and philosophy, comparative religion and the Aryan invasion debate.
A Belgian by birth,Dr.Koenraad Elst developed interest in the raging communal disputes in India during his stay at Benares Hindu University/Varanasi.The book is also his Doctoral thesis.
To be read along with the below book :
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