section_path: Traditional and historical views on Shankara/Neo-Vedanta (19-20th century)
section_name: Neo-Vedanta (19-20th century)
paragraph_text: Neo-Vedanta (19-20th century)
  
  Shankara's position was further established in the 19th and 20th-century, when neo-Vedantins and western Orientalists elevated Advaita Vedanta "as the connecting theological thread that united Hinduism into a single religious tradition." Shankara became "an iconic representation of Hindu religion and culture," despite the fact that most Hindus do not adhere to Advaita Vedanta.