An edition of Bourgeois Hinduism, or Faith of the Modern Vedantists (2007)
Bourgeois Hinduism, or Faith of the Modern Vedantists
Rare Discourses from Early Colonial Bengal
By Brian A. Hatcher
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Publish Date
October 23, 2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA,Oxford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
240
Description:
Hatcher situates the theology and moral vision set forth in the discourses of 1839 by the Hindu élite, gathered in Calcutta to propagate their faith in a non-idolatrous and morally responsible mode of worship. This debate was held against a backdrop of change in colonial India.
subjects: Vedanta, Bengal (india), history, History, Hindu renewal, Tattvabodhinī Sabhā