Eclecticism and Modern Hindu Discourse

Name: Eclecticism and Modern Hindu Discourse
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ISBN: 9780195125382

ISBN-10: 019512538X

ISBN-13: 9780195125382

Edition: 1999

Authors: Brian A. Hatcher

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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. A discussion of the Vedic and classical roots of Hindu eclecticism affords Hatcher the opportunity to reflect upon the profound and widespread role of eclecticism in South Asian religion, while consideration of the work of Swami Vivekananda--as well as a variety of religious reformers…

Book details

List price: $200.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/13/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English




Introduction



Difference Relates: Eclecticism Past and Present



Swami in Wonderland: Vivekananda's Eclectic Hermeneutics



What's the Connection?: India's Eclectic Heritage



Varieties of Eclectic Experience: The Case of Colonial Bengal



My Own Private Bungalow: The Dynamics of Eclectic Home-Building


Notes


Bibliography


Index