Download or read book The European Encounter with Hinduism in India written by Jan Schouten and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Later on, although officials of the colonial adminis-tra-tion also studied the languages and culture of India, it was - contrary to what is usually assumed - particularly the many missionaries who made the greatest contribution to the mapping of Hinduism.