Vaikunda Swami: A Case Study of Socio-Religious Awakening in South India
The nineteenth century witnessed the genesis and spread of a number of socio-religious movements which were aimed at reforming the Hindu society and religion. It has been generally portrayed as an era of re-awakening in the realm of socio-religious, political and cul- tural life. A critical outlook...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1985
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 1985, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 186-200 |
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Vaikunda Swami
B Socio-Religious Awakening B South India |
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| Summary: | The nineteenth century witnessed the genesis and spread of a number of socio-religious movements which were aimed at reforming the Hindu society and religion. It has been generally portrayed as an era of re-awakening in the realm of socio-religious, political and cul- tural life. A critical outlook on the past and new aspiration for the future marked the awakening. Reason and judgement took the place of birth and belief; superstition yielded to science; immobility was replaced by progress, and a zeal for reform of proved abuses overpowered age-long apathy and inertia and a complacent acquiescence in whatever was, current in society, I Almost all movements were laun- ched against the age-old fossilized customs and superstitious beliefs. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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