Guru to the World : The Life and Legacy of Vivekananda /

From the Wolfson History Prize-winning author of The Man on Devil's Island, the definitive biography of Vivekananda, the Indian monk who shaped the intellectual and spiritual history of both East and West.Few thinkers have had so enduring an impact on both Eastern and Western life as Swami Vive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Ruth (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2022]
Temas:
Civilization, Western > Hindu influences.
Gurus > India > History > 19th century.
Hindu philosophers > History > 19th century.
Hindu philosophy.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
Advaita.
Bhagavad Gita.
British Empire.
Christian Science.
Hindu Universalism.
Hindu nationalism.
India.
Kali.
Mary Baker Eddy.
Max Muller.
Nivedita.
Orientalism.
Raja Yoga.
Ramakrishna.
Sara Bull.
Sarah Farmer.
Swadeshi.
Theosophy.
William James.
nationalism.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE: INDIA
  • 1. Earliest Days
  • 2. Ramakrishna
  • 3. Ramakrishna and Vivekananda
  • 4. Vivekananda and His Travels
  • PART TWO: THE WEST
  • 5. The World's Parliament of Religions
  • 6. Women East and West
  • 7. Magic, Science, Transcendence
  • 8. Green Acre, William James, and Raja Yoga
  • 9. Female Devotees and the Labors of the Guru
  • 10. The Pains and Pleasures of Love in America
  • 11. The Pains and Pleasures of Love in Great Britain
  • PART THREE: INDIA AND THE WORLD
  • 12. Vivekananda Returns
  • 13. The Clinch
  • 14. Education, "Divine Play," and the Nation
  • 15. Femininity, the National Idea, and Politics
  • 16. Malign Influences and Harrowing Deaths
  • Conclusion
  • Chronology
  • Dramatis Personae
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

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