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Guru to the World : The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harris, Ruth.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vivekananda, Swami, 1863-1902.
- Vivekananda.
- Vivekananda, Swami, 1863-1902--Political and social views.
- Gurus--India--History--19th century.
- Gurus.
- Hindu philosophy.
- Civilization, Western--Hindu influences.
- Civilization, Western.
- Hindu philosophers--History--19th century.
- Hindu philosophers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (561 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Harvard University Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- Guru to the World tells the story of Swami Vivekananda, the nineteenth-century Hindu ascetic who introduced the West to yoga and to a tolerant, scientifically minded universalist conception of religion. Ruth Harris explores the many legacies of Vivekananda's thought, including his impact on anticolonial movements and contemporary Hindu nationalism.
- Contents:
- Part One: India
- Earliest Days
- Ramakrishna
- Ramakrishna and Vivekananda
- Vivekananda and His Travels
- Part Two: The West
- The World Parliament
- Women East and West
- Magic, Science, Transcendence
- Green Acre, William James, and Raja-Yoga
- Female Devotees and the Labors of the Guru
- Love in America
- Love in Great Britain
- Part Three: India and the World
- Vivekananda Returns
- The Clinch
- Education, Divine Play, and the Nation
- Femininity, the National Idea, and Politics
- Malign Influences and Harrowing Deaths
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Harris, Ruth Guru to the World
- ISBN:
- 9780674287334
- OCLC:
- 1343104584
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