Religion, Science, and Empire
Classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India
Peter Gottschalk
Reviews and Awards
"This study of the many-faceted systems of classification of South Asian culture and society employed by the British from the 18th century to the present is necessary reading for historians, religionists, political scientists, anthropologists, and ethnographers" --CHOICE
"Gottschalk therefore offers a rich book in terms of the data he explores and the nuanced description showing that 'religion and science derive often from ultimately entwined and interrelated currents of interest and tradition' (21). For this reason Religion, Science, and Empire is an important book concerning the emergence of various disciplines and the imperial production of knowledge." --Religion & Theology