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Guru to the world : the life and legacy of Vivekananda /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Ruth, 1958- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Vivekananda, > Swami, > 1863-1902.
Vivekananda, > Swami, > 1863-1902 > Political and social views.
Vivekananda, > Swami, > 1863-1902
Gurus > India > History > 19th century.
Hindu philosophy.
Civilization, Western > Hindu influences.
Hindu philosophers > History > 19th century.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
Civilization, Western > Hindu influences
Gurus
Hindu philosophers
Hindu philosophy
Political and social views
India
1800-1899
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.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part one : India
  • Earliest days
  • Ramakrishna
  • Ramakrishna and Vivekananda
  • Vivekananda and his travels
  • Part two : the west
  • The world's parliament of religions
  • Women east and west
  • Magic, science, transcendence
  • Green Acre, William James, and Raja-Yoga
  • Female devotees and the labors of the guru
  • The pains and pleasures of love in America
  • The pains and pleasures of love in Great Britain
  • Part three : India and the world
  • Vivekananda Returns
  • The clinch
  • Education, "divine play", and the nation
  • Femininity, the national idea, and politics
  • Malign influences and harrowing deaths.