Holy Science
The Biopolitics of Hindu Nationalism
Banu Subramaniam author Banu Subramaniam editor Rebecca Herzig editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Published:15th May '19
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- Hardback£91.00(9780295745589)
Behind the euphoric narrative of India as an emerging world power lies a complex and evolving relationship between science and religion. Evoking the rich mythology of comingled worlds where humans, animals, and gods transform each other and ancient history, Banu Subramaniam demonstrates how Hindu nationalism sutures an ideal past to technologies of the present to make bold claims about the Vedic Sciences and the scientific Vedas. Moving beyond a critique of India’s emerging bionationalism, this book explores the generative possibility of myth and story, interweaving compelling new stories into a rich analysis that animates alternative imaginaries and “other” worlds of possibilities.
"Reading Banu Subramaniam is equal parts pleasure and provocation...Subramaniam’s work is a testament to the power of interdisciplinary impurity between the humanities and sciences."
* Reading Religi- Winner of Michelle Kendrick Memorial Book Prize 2020 (United States)
ISBN: 9780295745596
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 431g
312 pages