Hinduism contains multitudes -- and is contained by multitudes. Any simple story you tell about it is bound to be false.
Welcome to Episode 76 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.
In this episode, Amit and Ajay put together a potted history of Hinduism that goes beyond simple narratives and acknowledges its complexity. They also try to make sense of the historical circumstances and incentives that shaped it.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Packaging
00:13 Intro: Not a Name, But a River
03:32 Chapter 1: The Early History
17:09 Chapter 2: The Role of Religion
20:07 Chapter 3: The Puranic Period
29:35 Chapter 4: The Arrival of Islam
34:43 Chapter 5: The Open-Source Epics
37:56 Chapter 6: The Missionaries
46:20 Chapter 7: Colonialism
52:18 Chapter 8: The Movements Within Hinduism
58:14 Chapter 9: Arriving at Hindutva
1:05:43 Chapter 10: The Question of Caste
1:11:09 Chapter 11: Hinduism Today
1:14:45 Chapter 12: Recommendations
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