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...
| Subtitles: | Cosmic love and human apathy : Swami Vivekananda's restatement of religion |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New Haven, Conn. [u.a.]
Yale Univ. Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vivekānanda, Svāmī 1863-1902
/ India
/ Hinduism
/ Nationalism
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| Further subjects: | B
Hindutva
B Hinduism and politics (India) B Nationalism B Hinduism B Nationalism (India) B Vivekananda Swami (1863-1902) Influence B Ramakrishna (1836-1886) Influence B India |
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Autorenbiografie (Publisher) Verlagsangaben (Publisher) |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | 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 |
| Physical Description: | XXVI, 300 S., 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-19740-2 |
