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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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Abstract:
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 of modern Hindu eclecticism and then seeks to identify its historical Indian antecedents.
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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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