Studies in Hinduism Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Developments

• Other Authors: Sen, Amiya P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Religion & beliefs; 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; 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; Hinduism; Vedanta; philosophy of religion; yoga; n/a
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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.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (174 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-0701-9
9783036507002
9783036507019

Access

Open Access