Modern Hindu personalism
Subtitle: the history, life and thought of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
By: Ferdinando Sardella
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780199865901; 9780199865918
Description: This work explores the life and work of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (1874-1937), a guru of the Chaitanya (1486-1534) school of Vaishnavism who, at a time when various interpretations of nondualistic Hindu thought were most prominent, managed to establish a pan-Indian movement for the modern revival of personalist bhakti - a movement that today encompasses both Indian and non-Indian populations throughout the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rise of non-dualism in Bengal; title: Life and works; title: Bhakti universalist; title: Social philosopher; title: Theoretical and methodological considerations; title: Images; title: Documents; title: Tour to central Europe; title: Works by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati.