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Ghostly Past, Capitalist Presence: A Social History of Fear in Colonial Bengal
By
Tithi Bhattacharya
Tithi Bhattacharya
Tithi Bhattacharya is Associate Professor of History at Purdue University, author of
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Duke University Press
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This content is made freely available by the publisher. It may not be redistributed or altered. All rights reserved.
ISBN electronic:
978-1-4780-5969-1
Publication date:
2024
Book Chapter
National Ghosts, Ghostly Nations
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Published:July 2024
Chapter 5 studies the relationship between the theosophical movement and Indian nationalism. It argues that the Spiritualist movement had a twin charge. On the one hand, its critical antiestablishment mores made it appealing to a colonial intelligentsia, but its overarching neo-Hinduism ensured that the anticolonial challenge stayed contained within dominant class/caste locations.
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