Reconstructing Tradition - Advaita Acarya and Gaudiya Vaisnavism at the Cusp of the Twentieth Century

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-231-12954-1
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 574 g

Reconstructing Tradition explores the devotional Hindu Krishnaite revival of the 15th and 16th centuries and its persistence into modern times through an examination of one of its principal figures, Advaita Acarya. He was the subject of several texts, and Manring considers all of them in terms of changing historical, social, and sectarian contexts.Rebecca Manring considers the role of hagiography in one school of Bengali Vaisnavism against the backdrop of regional religious history, examining the ways in which Advaita Acarya followers designed and used his life story for political and religious purposes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Manring, Rebecca

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionThe Birth of an ImageAdvaita crya: A New ImminenceVariant Messages: Non-Hagiographical Texts Treating Advaita AcaryaRevival and ReturnAnother "Black Forgery," or Mere Play?Advaita PrakasaSita Devi: Gateway to the FutureAdvaita Acarya TodayConclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Rebecca Manring is assistant professor of India studies and religious studies at Indiana University. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana.