The Routledge Handbook of Hindu-Christian Relations - 9780367000707

Taylor & Francis

The historical interplay of Hinduism as an ancient Indian religion and Christianity as a religion associated (in India, at least) with foreign power and colonialism, continues to animate Hindu\u2013Christian relations today. On the one hand, The Routledge Handbook of Hindu\u2013Christian Relations describes a rich history of amicable, productive, even sometimes syncretic Hindu\u2013Christian encounters. On the other, this handbook equally attends to historical and contemporary moments of tension, conflict, and violence between Hindus and Christians. Comprising thirty-nine chapters by a team of international contributors, this handbook is divided into seven parts:\n\n--Theoretical and methodological considerations \n--Historical interactions \n--Contemporary exchanges \n--Sites of bodily and material interactions \n--Significant figures \n--Comparative theologies \n--Responses \nThe handbook explores: how the study of Hindu\u2013Christian relations has been and ought to be done, the h.