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A Restatement of Religion - Swami Vivekananda and the Making of Hindu Nationalism (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,625
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A Restatement of Religion - Swami Vivekananda and the Making of Hindu Nationalism (Hardcover): Jyotirmaya Sharma

A Restatement of Religion - Swami Vivekananda and the Making of Hindu Nationalism (Hardcover)

Jyotirmaya Sharma

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In this third installment of his comprehensive history of "India's religion" and reappraisal of Hindu identity, Professor Jyotirmaya Sharma offers an engaging portrait of Swami Vivekananda and his relationship with his guru, the legendary Ramakrishna. Sharma's work focuses on Vivekananda's reinterpretation and formulation of diverse Indian spiritual and mystical traditions and practices as "Hinduism" and how it served to create, distort, and justify a national self-image. The author examines questions of caste and the primacy of the West in Vivekananda's vision, as well as the systematic marginalization of alternate religions and heterodox beliefs. In doing so, Professor Sharma provides readers with an incisive entryway into nineteenth- and twentieth-century Indian history and the rise of Hindutva, the Hindu nationalist movement. Sharma's illuminating narrative is an excellent reexamination of one of India's most controversial religious figures and a fascinating study of the symbiosis of Indian history, religion, politics, and national identity. It is an essential story for anyone interested in the evolution of one of the world's great religions and its role in shaping contemporary India.

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Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2013
First published: August 2013
Authors: Jyotirmaya Sharma
Dimensions: 197 x 127 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-19740-2
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism
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LSN: 0-300-19740-3
Barcode: 9780300197402

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