Modern Hindu thought : the essential texts / Arvind Sharma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharma, Arvind.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hinduism.

Philosophy, Indic.

Physical Description:

383 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Presenting biographies of such influential thinkers as Dayanand, Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, Keshub Chandra Sen and Gandhi, this work includes enthralling extracts from key writings of modern Hindu thinking. It will be of special interest to students and scholars of religion, classical philosophy, and Indian literature, as well as to anyone interested in Hinduism.

Contents:

I Raja Rammohun Roy (1772/74-1833) 3

II Devendranath Tagore (1817-1905) 59

III Keshub Chunder Sen (1838-1884) 80

IV Ramakrsna Paramahamsa (1836-1886) 90

V Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) 100

VI Dayanada Sarasvati (1824-1883) 121

VII Jyotirao Phule (1827-1890) 135

VIII Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842-1901) 154

IX Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866-1915) 178

X Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920) 192

XI Sree Narayana Guru (1856-1928) 215

XII Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) 230

XIII Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) 249

XIV Aurobindo Ghose (1872-1950) 312

XV Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) 337

XVI Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) 345.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195653157

OCLC:

49514619