Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity by Manu S Pillai Groundswell Speaker 2024 VintageISBN: 9781529908282Extent: 208 pages

VintageISBN: 9781529908282Extent: 208 pages

She has found the headquarters of the rebel resistance – and people like her

Nesta and Cassian must fight monsters from within and without if they are to stand a chance of halting the enemies of their court

is happiest with her nose in a book

incredible quick and easy meals

Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity by Manu S Pillai Groundswell Speaker 2024 VintageISBN: 9781529908282Extent: 208 pagesWhen European missionaries arrived in India in the sixteenth century, they entered a world both fascinating and bewildering. Hinduism, as they saw it, was a pagan mess: a worship of devils and monsters by a people who burned women alive, performed outlandish rites and fed children to crocodiles. But it quickly became clear that Hindu idolatry was far more layered and complex than European stereotypes allowed, surprisingly even sharing certain impulses