Complex sentence: "Religion is not a clearly identifiable beast" in the context of South Asia; the idea of Hindu nationalism as 'semitized' Hinduism also runs into the problem of 'dehistoricising' semitic religions.
Split into simpler sentences: Religion is not a clearly identifiable beast in the context of South Asia. The idea of Hindu nationalism as 'semitized' Hinduism also runs into the problem of 'dehistoricising' semitic religions.