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How Utilitarian Monotheistic Interpretation of Hinduism originates in Colonial Hindumesia
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How Utilitarian Monotheistic Interpretation of Hinduism originates in Colonial Hindumesia

Yogendra Singh Thakur- December 15, 2022

Recently, the former Lok Sabha Speaker and Union Minister Shivraj Patil claimed that Hinduism has a concept of “jihad” similar to the one in Islam. ... Read More

Pagan and Monotheistic Violence
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Pagan and Monotheistic Violence

Ashay Naik- October 21, 2016

This essay is a meditation on the second chapter of Jan Assmann’s Of God and Gods, titled ‘Seth the Iconoclast: Polytheism and the Language of ... Read More

A Theory of Polytheism
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A Theory of Polytheism

Ashay Naik- October 17, 2016

This essay is based on the first chapter of the book Of God and Gods by Jan Assmann, titled ‘Understanding Polytheism’. Read More