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Eclecticism and modern Hindu discourse / Brian A. Hatcher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hatcher, Brian A. (Brian Allison), author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hinduism--Doctrines.
- Hinduism.
- Hinduism--Relations.
- Syncretism (Religion)--India.
- Syncretism (Religion).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines the classical roots and contemporary significance of eclecticism within modern Hindu discourse. It focuses on the thought of Swami Vivekananda as exemplary of the tone and character of modern Hindu eclecticism and then seeks to identify its historical Indian antecedents.
- Contents:
- Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 ""Difference Relates"": Eclecticism Past and Present; 3 Swami in Wonderland: Vivekananda's Eclectic Hermeneutics; 4 What's the Connection?: India's Eclectic Heritage; 5 Varieties of Eclectic Experience: The Case of Colonial Bengal; 6 My Own Private Bungalow: The Dynamics of Eclectic Home-Building; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1999.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-194) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-773894-X
- 1-280-47166-2
- 0-19-534413-8
- 1-4237-6014-X
- OCLC:
- 567929396
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