Keshab: Bengal's Forgotten Prophet
A new biography of the Bengali philosopher and social reformer who sought to incorporate Christian theology within Hindu thought
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Stevens, John: Keshab : Bengal's Forgotten Prophet. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2018 |
| Summary: | A new biography of the Bengali philosopher and social reformer who sought to incorporate Christian theology within Hindu thought Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Terminology -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Keshab in the Context of Nineteenth-Century Britain and Bengal -- 3. 'Truth is not European': Keshab on History, Empire, Other, Self -- 4. Spectacle, Difference, Fear and Fantasy: Representations of Keshab in Victorian England -- 5. Tensions and Transitions: 1870-77 -- 6. The Cuch Bihar Crisis and the Search for Universal Religion -- 7. Conclusion: Universalism in an Imperial World -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 0190934719 |