Restatement of religion : Swami Vivekananda and the making of Hindu nationalism / Jyotirmaya Sharma.

By:

Sharma, Jyotirmaya

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Haven Yale University Press 2013Description: xxvi, 300 pages ; 21 cmISBN:

9780300197402

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DDC classification:

294.517 SHA

Summary: 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.

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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.

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