• DOI:10.1007/S11407-998-0001-9
Corpus ID: 144929213

Questioning authority: Constructions and deconstructions of Hinduism

@article{Smith1998QuestioningAC,
  title={Questioning authority: Constructions and deconstructions of Hinduism},
  author={B. Smith},
  journal={International Journal of Hindu Studies},
  year={1998},
  volume={2},
  pages={313-339}
}

B. Smith

Published 1998

Sociology

International Journal of Hindu Studies

The title of my essay is taken from a well-known bumper sticker, spotted on vehicles throughout North America. The sentiment expressed is one that I find admirable, although it is practiced by most of us mainly in the breach. As scholars, however, questioning authority is one of the principal features of our professional enterprise; and for those of us who are scholars of religion, it is, in my opinion, the sine qua non of the discipline, t First and foremost, it is necessary for each… CONTINUE READING

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