tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post102873824760934395..comments2024-02-23T03:29:54.261-05:00Comments on The Unreligious Right: HOT5 Daily 1/18/2009UNRRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-33086981372655884142009-01-18T22:33:00.000-05:002009-01-18T22:33:00.000-05:00"Every imperial invader does that"I woul..."Every imperial invader does that"<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't say every invader, but excising & rewriting history isn't limited to Islam.<BR/><BR/>"Britain rearranged Hinduism to conform to the Western and Islamic view of religion as a coherent whole"<BR/><BR/>Exerting influence/control over a religion is a different thing. Even slanting history your way -- which most conquerers do -- is different that trying to erase it.UNRRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-66245610054838670742009-01-18T20:25:00.000-05:002009-01-18T20:25:00.000-05:00In all the cultures where Islam has become ascenda...<I>In all the cultures where Islam has become ascendant, the Muslim authorities have attempted to rewrite the history of the conquered land</I><BR/><BR/>Every imperial invader does that. Spain did it after the reconquista and when it conquered the Americas; Britain rearranged Hinduism to conform to the Western and Islamic view of religion as a coherent whole; Japan did it during and right after WW2, portraying itself as Asia's liberation from the West.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.com