The Fading Light of Advaita Acarya - Three Hagiographies

Zusatztext Advaita Acarya, one of the two most significant disciples of Caitanya, stood at the intersection of ecstatic Vaisnava devotionalism and the strict demands of orthodox Brahmanism. Rebecca Manring's lucid translations of the hagiographies of Advaita tell the story of his resuscitation in late nineteenth-century Bengal by what she identifies as 'the religious right of its day.' The intrinsic fascination of these texts is compounded by the underlying political narrative. Informationen zum Autor Rebecca J. Manring considers Kolkata her second home. She lives and gardens in Bloomington, Indiana, where she is Associate Professor of India Studies and Religious Studies at Indiana University. Klappentext Rebecca J. Manring offers a hagiographical treatment of Advaita Acarya, a fifteenth century leader in a new devotional school of Vaisnavism. She uses the Bengali material as a case study of how to read and understand hagiographical literature. Zusammenfassung Rebecca J. Manring offers a hagiographical treatment of Advaita Acarya, a fifteenth century leader in a new devotional school of Vaisnavism. She uses the Bengali material as a case study of how to read and understand hagiographical literature.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca J. Manring, Manring Rebecca J.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.08.2011
• EAN: 9780199736461
• ISBN: 978-0-19-973646-1
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Series: AAR Religion in Translation; AAR Religions in Translation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; RELIGION / History, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic, India, History of Religion, Literary studies: general, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Other non-Christian religions, Other religions and spiritual beliefs