The Brahmo Samaj and its Vaisnava milieus : intersections of Hindu knowledge and love in nineteenth century Bengal / by Ankur Barua.
By: Barua, Ankur [author.].
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Text Language of document:EnglishSeries: Numen book series : studies in the history of religions, volume 170.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021Description: xxiii, 245 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9789004445246.Subject(s): Brahma-samaj -- History | Hinduism -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 19th century | Vaishnavism -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 19th century | Universalism | Bengal (India) -- Religion -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 294.5562 B288 Br Summary: "In The Brahmo Samaj and its Vai�s�nava Milieus: Intersections of Hindu Knowledge and Love in Nineteenth Century Bengal, Ankur Barua offers an intellectual history of the motif of religious universalism in the writings of some intellectuals associated with the Brahmo Samaj (founded in 1828). They constructed Hindu worldviews that were simultaneously rooted in some ancient Sanskritic materials and orientated towards contemporary universalist visions with western hues. These constructions were shaped by their dialectical engagements with three groups: members of the Bengali middle classes with sceptical standpoints ('Young Bengal'), Christian missionaries, and Hindu Vai�s�nava thinkers. In this genealogy of religious universalisms, Barua indicates how certain post-1900 formulations of the universalist compass of Hinduism were being enunciated across Brahmo circles from the 1820s"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-243) and index.
"In The Brahmo Samaj and its Vai�s�nava Milieus: Intersections of Hindu Knowledge and Love in Nineteenth Century Bengal, Ankur Barua offers an intellectual history of the motif of religious universalism in the writings of some intellectuals associated with the Brahmo Samaj (founded in 1828). They constructed Hindu worldviews that were simultaneously rooted in some ancient Sanskritic materials and orientated towards contemporary universalist visions with western hues. These constructions were shaped by their dialectical engagements with three groups: members of the Bengali middle classes with sceptical standpoints ('Young Bengal'), Christian missionaries, and Hindu Vai�s�nava thinkers. In this genealogy of religious universalisms, Barua indicates how certain post-1900 formulations of the universalist compass of Hinduism were being enunciated across Brahmo circles from the 1820s"-- Provided by publisher.
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