The Open Door to Hidden Paganism
Leathley, Benjamin
| Autor: | Leathley, Benjamin |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | History - General History |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 19.03.2025 |
| EAN: | 9789087284367 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 742 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Leiden University Press |
| Untertitel: | Abraham Rogerius's Account of South Indian Hinduism (1651): Critical Introduction, Dutch Text, and Annotated English Translation |
Produktinformationen "The Open Door to Hidden Paganism"
This book presents the first-ever English translation of The Open Door to Hidden Paganism, one of the earliest and most detailed studies of South Indian Hinduism. Written in 1651 by Abraham Rogerius, a Dutch East India Company clergyman and missionary, it offers an unexpectedly balanced account of the customs and traditions of the South Indian Brahmins. This made it a cornerstone of early European Indology. In addition to the Dutch original, this edition includes a full English translation, along with the extensive footnotes provided by an anonymous Dutch editor who contextualised Rogerius's account for a seventeenth-century audience. Text and footnotes together uncover a so-far hidden religious and philosophical conversation of global dimension. Equipped with a rich introduction and detailed endnotes, this comprehensive edition of 'The Open Door' dives into the fascinating intersection of missionary agendas, ethnography, and antiquarianism that created this unique work.
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