Caitanya Vaisnavism in Bengal

Social Impact and Historical Implications
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-33433-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 241 mm x 164 mm, Gewicht: 584 g

Reihe: Routledge Hindu Studies Series

This book focusses on the relationship between the ‘transcendent’ intentionality of religious faith of human beings and their ‘mundane’ socio-cultural ways of living, through a detailed study of the social implications of the Caitanya Vaisnava devotional Hindu tradition in pre-colonial and colonial Bengal.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Connell, Joseph T.

Lutjeharms, Rembert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph T. O’Connell was Professor Emeritus in the Study of Religion in the Department and Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto, Canada. This book represents the culmination of his lifetime of scholarship.