Reprint
Studies in Hinduism
Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Developments
Edited by
June 2021
174 pages
- ISBN978-3-0365-0700-2 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-0365-0701-9 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Studies in Hinduism: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Developments that was published in
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Summary
This is a collection of articles by established scholars in the fields of History, Philosophy, Literature and Religious Studies. These are original essays which address the issues and concerns that now dominate the study of religion in its multiple dimensions with a fresh approach. They critique settled opinions and raise new and engaging questions concerning cultural hermeneutics and the academic study of religion. Embellished with a substantive and topical introduction by the editor, this collection of articles will be of abiding interest to scholars and interested lay persons alike.
Format
- Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
John Robert Seeley; Bankimchandra Chatterjee; natural religions; hagiography; auto/biography; Victorian Jesus; carita as genre; life narratives in colonial Bengal; Krishnacaritra; secularism; Swami Vivekananda; Jyotirmaya Sharma; Hindu nationalism; Hindutva; religious pluralism; religious inclusivism; caste system; Sri Ramakrishna; Bābā Farīd; bhakti; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Bulleh Shāh; Caṇḍīdās; Hīr-Rāṇjhā; Ibn ‘Arabī; Rabindranath Tagore; Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa; Rūmī; Sufism; Vaiṣṇavism; Vidyāpati; virahiṇī; Wāris Shāh; Yūsuf-Zulaikhā; Śrīdhara; Bhāgavata; Purāṇa; commentary; Caitanya; Gauḍīya; Vaiṣṇavism; Jīva Gosvāmī; digital Hinduism; god posters; Shani; Hindu images; Hinduism and mediatization; Bengal; Vaiṣṇava; colonial; gender; women; Srīkanḍa; gaura nāgara vāda; Viṣnupriyā; Śrī Rāmakṛṣṇa; Vedānta; Ādi Śaṁkara; Advaita; Upaniṣads; brahman; ātman; Śakti; vijñāna; samādhi; Swami Vivekananda; religious pluralism; Hinduism; Vedanta; Sri Ramakrishna; philosophy of religion; yoga; n/a