Title: Religious revivalism as nationalist discourse
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.
Subjects: Hinduism, History, Revivals, Vivekananda, swami, 1863-1902, Evangelists
Places: Bengal, India
People: Vivekananda Swami (1863-1902)
Time periods: 19th century