Hindu Theology in Early Modern South Asia - The Rise of Devotionalism and the Politics of Genealogy

This book explores the historical development of a Hindu devotional movement in early modern South Asia. Provides a rigorous philological analysis of Sanskrit texts, which is combined with a detailed examination of the specific historical circumstances which led to their formation.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Introduction


• 1: Historical Background


• 2: The Genealogy of the Gaudiya Vaisnavas


• 3: Bhagavata Theologies in Comparison


• 4: Baladeva's Govindabhasya


• Conclusion


• Bibliography

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Kiyokazu Okita is an Assistant Professor at the Hakubi Center for Advanced Research / Department of Indological Studies, Kyoto University. After obtaining his D.Phil. from the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford, he served as a lecturer at the Department of Religion, University of Florida . Subsequently, he was a JSPS post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Indological Studies, Kyoto University (2011-13) as well as a visiting research fellow at the Department of Indian and Tibetan Studies, University of Hamburg (2012-13).

Zusammenfassung

This book explores the historical development of a Hindu devotional movement in early modern South Asia. Provides a rigorous philological analysis of Sanskrit texts, which is combined with a detailed examination of the specific historical circumstances which led to their formation.

Zusatztext

This book is an extremely lucid and rewarding

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kiyokazu Okita, Kiyokazu (Assistant Professor At the Hakubi Okita, Okita Kiyokazu
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.07.2014
• EAN: 9780198709268
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870926-8
• Seiten: 302
• Serien: Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs; Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs; Oxford Theology and Religion M
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Weitere Religionen; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; RELIGION / Hinduism / General, RELIGION / Hinduism / History, India, History of Religion, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Hinduism, C 1700 To C 1800