Religious revivalism as nationalist discourse
Subtitle: Swami Vivekananda and new Hinduism in nineteenth century Bengal
By: Shamita Basu.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New Delhi; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Vivekananda, Swami, 1863-1902.; Revivals -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 19th century.; Hinduism -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 19th century.
Description: "This book is the first to study the Swami's life, teachings, and writings in the light of recent social theories. Vivekananda's thinking is critically examined as a nationalist text and not merely as a discourse on Hindu religion. The author compares the Swami's ideas with the political beliefs of other contemporary public intellectuals. She examines the ways in which Vivekananda's neo-Hinduism emerged as a powerful ideology of Hindu nationalism, combining the European Enlightenment ideals of modernity and rationalism with the Hindu doctrine of Advaita Vedanta."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-213).