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Indian Thought and Western Theism - The Vedanta of Ramanuja (Paperback)
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Indian Thought and Western Theism - The Vedanta of Ramanuja (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Hindu Studies Series
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The encounter between the West and India in the modern period has
also been an encounter between Western modernity and the traditions
of classical Indian thought. This book is the study of one aspect
this encounter, that between Western scholasticism and one
classical Indian tradition of religious thought and practice: the
Vedanta. In the modern period there have been many attempts to
relate Western theistic traditions to classical Indian accounts of
ultimate reality and the world. Parallels have usually been drawn
with modern forms of Western philosophy or modern trends in theism.
Modern Indological studies have continued to make substantial use
of Western terms and concepts to describe and analyse Indian
thought. A much-neglected area of study has been the relationship
between Western scholastic theology and classical Indian thought.
This book challenges existing parallels with modern philosophy of
religion and forms of theism. It argues instead that there is an
affinity between scholasticism and classical Indian traditions. It
considers the thought of Ramanuja (traditional dates 1017-1137 CE),
who developed an influential theist and realist form of Vedanta,
and considers how this relates to that of the most influential of
Western scholastics, Thomas Aquinas (1224/5-1274 CE). Within what
remain very different traditions we can see similar methods of
enquiry, as well as common questions and concerns in their accounts
of ultimate reality and of the world. Arguing that there is indeed
an affinity between the Western scholastic tradition and that of
classical Indian thought, and suggesting a reversal of the
tendencies of earlier interpretations, this book will be of
interest to students and scholars of Asian religion, Hinduism and
Indian philosophy.
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