Religious Entanglements Between Germans and Indians, 1800-1945

• Other Authors: Schwaderer, Isabella (Editor), Jonker, Gerdien (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Nature 2023
• Series: Palgrave Series in Asian German Studies
• Subjects: European history; Asian history; Comparative religion; Social & cultural history; Kaiserreich; Ahmadiyya Islam; coloniality; völkisch; Madame Menaka
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Religion as a form of cultural expression constitutes a critical element in the relationship between Germany and India. The discovery of Indian traditions in Germany and re-interpretations of those traditions in India fueled not only new theological and philosophical explorations, but also extensive...