A restatement of religion
Subtitle: Swami Vivekananda and the making of Hindu nationalism
By: Jyotirmaya Sharma
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New Haven; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780300197402
Subjects: Hindutva; Nationalism; Hinduism and politics; Hinduismus; Influence; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); Nationalismus
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ramakrishna's One-Fourth; title: Whose Society, What Religion?; title: The Fly and the Syrup.