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Modern Hindu Personalism - The History, Life, and Thought of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (Paperback, New)
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Modern Hindu Personalism - The History, Life, and Thought of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (Paperback, New)
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Modern Hindu Personalism explores the life and works of
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (1874-1937), a Vaishnava guru of the
Chaitanya school of Bengal. Ferdinando Sardella examines
Bhaktisiddhanta's background, motivation and thought, especially as
it relates to his forging of a modern traditionalist institution
for the successful revival of Chaitanya Vaishnava bhakti.
Originally known as the Gaudiya Math, that institution not only
established centers in both London (1933) and Berlin (1934), but
also has been indirectly responsible for the development of a
number of contemporary global offshoots, including the
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishna
movement). Sardella provides the historical background as well as
the contemporary context of the India in which Bhaktisiddhanta
lived and functioned, in the process shedding light on such topics
as colonial culture and sensibilities, the emergence of an educated
middle-class, the rise of the Bengal Renaissance, and the challenge
posed by Protestant missionaries. Bhaktisiddhanta's childhood,
education and major influences are examined, as well as his
involvement with Chaitanya Vaishnavism and the practice of bhakti.
Sardella depicts Bhaktisiddhanta's attempt to propagate Chaitanya
Vaishnavism internationally by sending disciples to London and
Berlin, and offers a detailed description of their encounters with
Imperial Britain and Nazi Germany. He goes on to consider
Bhaktisiddhanta's philosophical perspective on religion and society
as well as on Chaitanya Vaishnavism, exploring the interaction
between philosophical and social concerns and showing how they
formed the basis for the restructuring of his movement in terms of
bhakti. Sardella places Bhaktisiddhanta's life and work within a
taxonomy of modern Hinduism and compares the significance of his
work to the contributions of other major figures such as Swami
Vivekananda. Finally, Bhaktisiddhanta's work is linked to the
development of a worldwide movement that today involves thousands
of American and European practitioners, many of whom have become
respected representatives of Chaitanya bhakti in India itself.
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