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Eclecticism and modern Hindu discourse

Author: Brian A Hatcher
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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In this new book, Brian Hatcher examines the modern Hindu penchant for constructing religious worlds in an eclectic fashion. Noting how Hindu apologists from Rammohun Roy to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan make an almost promiscuous use of the world's many philosophies and religions to define and defend Hinduism, Hatcher sets out to explore the ancient roots and contemporary significance of such eclectic borrowing.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Brian A Hatcher
ISBN: 019512538X 9780195125382
OCLC Number: 39299823
Description: x, 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
Responsibility: Brian A. Hatcher.
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This book examines the classical roots and contempoary significance of eclecticism within modern Hindu discourse. It focuses on the thought of Swami Vivekananda as exemplary of the tone and character  Read more...

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Eclecticism and Modern Hindu Discourse is a brilliant, erudite, and wide-ranging study that will be of interest in many fields of study. History of Religions

 
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