Bhaktivinoda envisioned the modern Hindu as the saragrahi (essence seeker), one who could appreciate the truth held within all religious perspectives. In this well-researched, comprehensive, and objective study Dr. Shukavak systematically examines Bhaktivinoda's reinterpretation and application of Hinduism in the context of rational thought.
Bhaktivinoda's life straddled contemporary Bengali society and ancestral Hindu culture. One was the modern, analytical world that demanded rational thought. The other was the traditional world of Hindu faith and piety. Hindu Encounter with Modernity explores how Bhaktivinoda played a meaningful role in westernized society and at the same time maintained integrity as a Hindu practitioner.
Bhaktivinoda's spiritual insights allowed him to combine modern critical analysis with the best of Hindu mysticism. Instead of relinquishing the modern approach, he utilized it; instead of rejecting Hindu tradition, he strengthened it.
This book is the result of twelve years of original research. The author made three trips to England and Bengal to search government archives, Bengali villages and homes for information pertaining to the life of Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinoda.
In his late twenties Bhaktivinoda discovered his "Eastern Savior," Caitanya Mahåprabhu (1486-1533). He eventually became a theologian and leader within the Caitanya Vaiß∫ava movement of Bengal. Bhaktivinoda made a lifelong study of Hindu philosophy, theology, and literature. He wrote or edited almost a hundred books in Bengali, Sanskrit, and English.
Born of a wealthy family in 1838, Bhaktivinoda grew up in a traditional Hindu household of rural Bengal. In his youth he moved to Calcutta where he was English-educated. He became an associate of the Tagore family, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, and Keshub Chandra Sen.
Bhaktivinoda envisioned the modern Hindu as the saragrahi (essence seeker), one who could appreciate the truth held within all religious perspectives. In this well-researched, comprehensive, and objective study Dr. Shukavak systematically examines Bhaktivinoda's reinterpretation and application of Hinduism in the context of rational thought.
Bhaktivinoda's life straddled contemporary Bengali society and ancestral Hindu culture. One was the modern, analytical world that demanded rational thought. The other was the traditional world of Hindu faith and piety. Hindu Encounter with Modernity explores how Bhaktivinoda played a meaningful role in westernized society and at the same time maintained integrity as a Hindu practitioner.
Bhaktivinoda's spiritual insights allowed him to combine modern critical analysis with the best of Hindu mysticism. Instead of relinquishing the modern approach, he utilized it; instead of rejecting Hindu tradition, he strengthened it.
This book is the result of twelve years of original research. The author made three trips to England and Bengal to search government archives, Bengali villages and homes for information pertaining to the life of Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinoda.
In his late twenties Bhaktivinoda discovered his "Eastern Savior," Caitanya Mahåprabhu (1486-1533). He eventually became a theologian and leader within the Caitanya Vaiß∫ava movement of Bengal. Bhaktivinoda made a lifelong study of Hindu philosophy, theology, and literature. He wrote or edited almost a hundred books in Bengali, Sanskrit, and English.
Born of a wealthy family in 1838, Bhaktivinoda grew up in a traditional Hindu household of rural Bengal. In his youth he moved to Calcutta where he was English-educated. He became an associate of the Tagore family, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, and Keshub Chandra Sen.
Hindu Encounter with Modernity: Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinoda, Vaisnava Theologian
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Hindu Encounter with Modernity: Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinoda, Vaisnava Theologian
348
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781889756103 |
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| Publisher: | Sri Publications |
| Publication date: | 04/08/2025 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 348 |
| File size: | 10 MB |