{"product_id":"hinduism-in-america-an-introduction-paperback","title":"Hinduism in America: An Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Altman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHinduism in America: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e is a concise introduction to the long history of religion in the encounter between America and India. It is not a book that will tell you what Hinduism is; rather, it is an introduction to the variety of ways in which Hinduism has been represented, constructed, and practiced in the United States. Americans have been interested in the religions of India since the colonial period, and by the late nineteenth century the first Hindu teachers arrived in the United States. Throughout the twentieth century, interest in Hinduism and yoga grew, even as anti-Asian and anti-immigrant politics and policies in America intensified. When the Cold War led to changes in U.S. immigration policy in 1965, new immigrant communities arrived in the United States and built new Hindu institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHinduism in America\u003c\/em\u003e is an accessible introduction to these developments of Hinduism in the United States. Each chapter uses a key theoretical term in the study of religion to explore a variety of historical topics including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican missionary encounters with India;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erepresentations of Hindu religions in American literature;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eworld religions and Hinduism;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVedanta;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eyoga;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHinduism in the American counterculture of the 1960s; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eimmigrant Hindu communities in the United States.　\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHinduism in America\u003c\/em\u003e provides an overview of the multifaceted history of Hinduism in America. Ideal for students and scholars approaching the topic for the first time, the book includes sections in each chapter that provide useful theoretical terms for understanding that history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael J. Altman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama, U.S.A. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158471413895,"sku":"9781138389649","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7894e0ee9f32a25b4fd8bd5620e66a18.webp?v=1733259059","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hinduism-in-america-an-introduction-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}