Guru to the World: The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda
Guru to the World tells the story of Swami Vivekananda, the nineteenth-century Hindu ascetic who introduced the West to yoga and to a tolerant, scientifically minded universalist conception of religion. Ruth Harris explores the many legacies of Vivekananda's thought, including his impact on ant...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Harvard University Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vivekānanda, Svāmī 1863-1902
B India / Vivekānanda, Svāmī 1863-1902 / Guru / Hinduism / Religious philosophy |
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Biography
B Electronic books |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Aggregator) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Guru to the World tells the story of Swami Vivekananda, the nineteenth-century Hindu ascetic who introduced the West to yoga and to a tolerant, scientifically minded universalist conception of religion. Ruth Harris explores the many legacies of Vivekananda's thought, including his impact on anticolonial movements and contemporary Hindu nationalism. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (561 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0674287339 |