Indian Antiquities Or Dissertations Relative to the Antient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce and the Various and Profound Literature of Hindostan Compared Throughout with the Religion, Laws, Government and Literature of Persia, Egypt and Greece, the Whole Intended as Introductory to the History of Hindostan, Upon a Comprehensive Scale

Indian Antiquities Or Dissertations Relative to the Antient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce and the Various and Profound Literature of Hindostan Compared Throughout with the Religion, Laws, Government and Literature of Persia, Egypt and Greece, the Whole Intended as Introductory to the History of Hindostan, Upon a Comprehensive Scale
Author: Thomas Maurice
Publisher:
Total Pages: 474
Release: 1800
Genre: India
ISBN:
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Religion, Enlightenment and Empire

Religion, Enlightenment and Empire
Author: Jessica Patterson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2021-12-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1009037536
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In the second half of the eighteenth century, several British East India Company servants published accounts of what they deemed to be the original and ancient religion of India. Drawing on what are recognised today as the texts and traditions of Hinduism, these works fed into a booming enlightenment interest in Eastern philosophy. At the same time, the Company's aggressive conquest of Bengal was facing a crisis of legitimacy and many of the prominent political minds of the day were turning their attention to the question of empire. In this original study, Jessica Patterson situates these Company works on the 'Hindu religion' in the twin contexts of enlightenment and empire. In doing so, she uncovers the central role of heterodox religious approaches to Indian religions for enlightenment thought, East India Company policy, and contemporary ideas of empire.

Unearthing the Past to Forge the Future

Unearthing the Past to Forge the Future
Author: Tobias Wolffhardt
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2017-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1785336908
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For much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the British East India Company consolidated its rule over India, evolving from a trading venture to a colonial administrative force. Yet its territorial gains far outpaced its understanding of the region and the people who lived there, and its desperate efforts to gain knowledge of the area led to the 1815 appointment of army officer Colin Mackenzie as the first Surveyor General of India. This volume carefully reconstructs the life and career of Mackenzie, showing how the massive survey of India that he undertook became one of the most spectacular and wide-ranging knowledge production initiatives in British colonial history.