West Sees East: Cultural Stereotypes in Twentieth-Century Czech Discourse about Indian Religions

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

West Sees East: Cultural Stereotypes in Twentieth-Century Czech Discourse about Indian Religions

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article explores this use of stereotypes through the example of shifting perceptions of a different culture in the history of Czech understandings of Indian religions during the 20th century, on the basis of a critical analysis of Czech discourse about Indian religions in several academic disciplines: theology, philosophy, history, study of religions, sociology, etc. We see that the religions of India were repeatedly evaluated through stereotypes and a European colonial mindset of cultural values,such as the Western search for doctrinal order in the "Oriental chaos", an emphasis on Western "activity" as opposed to perceived Oriental ?passivity?, or seeing Catholic hierarchy reflected in the Indian caste system. These stereotypes were also deeplyentrenched in Czech popular understandings of Indian culture, despite the low levels of contact between Czech and Indian society. Both in academic and in popularized discourse, we can recognize the uncritical and mechanical adoption of mo

Název v anglickém jazyce

West Sees East: Cultural Stereotypes in Twentieth-Century Czech Discourse about Indian Religions

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article explores this use of stereotypes through the example of shifting perceptions of a different culture in the history of Czech understandings of Indian religions during the 20th century, on the basis of a critical analysis of Czech discourse about Indian religions in several academic disciplines: theology, philosophy, history, study of religions, sociology, etc. We see that the religions of India were repeatedly evaluated through stereotypes and a European colonial mindset of cultural values,such as the Western search for doctrinal order in the "Oriental chaos", an emphasis on Western "activity" as opposed to perceived Oriental ?passivity?, or seeing Catholic hierarchy reflected in the Indian caste system. These stereotypes were also deeplyentrenched in Czech popular understandings of Indian culture, despite the low levels of contact between Czech and Indian society. Both in academic and in popularized discourse, we can recognize the uncritical and mechanical adoption of mo

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J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AA - Filosofie a náboženství

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GAP401%2F10%2F0311" target="_blank" >GAP401/10/0311: Rozvoj religionistiky ve střední a východní Evropě ve 20. stolětí</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2013

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Temenos (Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion)

ISSN

0497-1817

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Svazek periodika

49

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

FI - Finská republika

Počet stran výsledku

27

Strana od-do

9-36

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