Restatement of religion :
Sharma, Jyotirmaya
Restatement of religion : Swami Vivekananda and the making of Hindu nationalism / Jyotirmaya Sharma. - New Haven Yale University Press 2013 - xxvi, 300 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Offers a portrait of Swami Vivekananda and his relationship with his guru, the legendary Ramakrishna. This 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.
9780300197402
Vivekananda,
Ramakrishna,
Hinduism and politics
Hindutva.
Nationalism
294.517 / SHA
Restatement of religion : Swami Vivekananda and the making of Hindu nationalism / Jyotirmaya Sharma. - New Haven Yale University Press 2013 - xxvi, 300 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Offers a portrait of Swami Vivekananda and his relationship with his guru, the legendary Ramakrishna. This 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.
9780300197402
Vivekananda,
Ramakrishna,
Hinduism and politics
Hindutva.
Nationalism
294.517 / SHA