Title: Swami Vivekananda and the Modernisation of Hinduism
Abstract:Bringing together 14 papers, this work shows the aims and achievements of Swami Vivekananda. It invites the reader to relate him to movements and individuals outside his native Bengal; it shows how mo...Bringing together 14 papers, this work shows the aims and achievements of Swami Vivekananda. It invites the reader to relate him to movements and individuals outside his native Bengal; it shows how modernizing trends in Indian society wrestled with traditional features of Hinduism such as caste; and it links his religious and social ideals to thinkers and theologians in the West. The book distances Swami Vivekananda from chauvinist or communal misinterpretations of his work.Read More
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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