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Hinduism and Modernity
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Hinduism and Modernity. By David Smith. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003. Pp. 250. £501 $62.95; paperback £15.99 / $26.95.
Hinduism and Modernity by David Smith seeks to explore how the seemingly disparate forces of Hinduism and modernity have interacted with one another. Smith demonstrates his pedagogical abilities through an insightful array of metaphors borrowed from popular Hinduism that he uses to illustrate various themes within Hinduism and modernity. This approach serves him particularly well in part 1 of the book when he is defining Hinduism and modernity and tracing the broad, historical themes in each movement. For example, his comparison of the great, rolling Jagannath from the …
