A restatement of religion: Swami Vivekananda and the making of Hindu nationalism

Offers a portrait of Swami Vivekananda and his relationship with his guru, the legendary Ramakrishna. This work focuses on Vivekananda's reinterpretation and formulation of diverse Indian spiritual and mystical traditions and practices as "Hinduism" and how it served to create, distor...

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Nebentitel:Cosmic love and human apathy : Swami Vivekananda's restatement of religion
1. VerfasserIn: Sharma, Jyotirmaya (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: New Haven, Conn. [u.a.] Yale Univ. Press 2013
In:Jahr: 2013
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Vivekānanda, Svāmī 1863-1902 / Indien / Hinduismus / Nationalismus
weitere Schlagwörter:B Hindutva
B Nationalismus
B Hinduism and politics (India)
B Nationalism (India)
B Vivekananda Swami (1863-1902) Influence
B Hinduismus
B Indien
B Ramakrishna (1836-1886) Influence
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Zusammenfassung:Offers a portrait of Swami Vivekananda and his relationship with his guru, the legendary Ramakrishna. This work focuses on Vivekananda's reinterpretation and formulation of diverse Indian spiritual and mystical traditions and practices as "Hinduism" and how it served to create, distort, and justify a national self-image
Offers a portrait of Swami Vivekananda and his relationship with his guru, the legendary Ramakrishna. This work focuses on Vivekananda's reinterpretation and formulation of diverse Indian spiritual and mystical traditions and practices as "Hinduism" and how it served to create, distort, and justify a national self-image
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
"First published in India in 2013 as Cosmic love and human apathy: Swami Vivekananda's restatement of religion." (S. [IV]). - Die engl. Ausg. erschien in Indien im Verl. Harper Collins Publishers India, Noida
ISBN:0300197403