Rāmakṛṣṇa Paramahaṁsa: A Psychological Profile

This study seeks answers to several questions hitherto ignored by most biographers of R?mak?s?a: what really accounted for his relentless admonitions against sex life? What made him think that he was god or "avat?r," that is, a divine incarnation? And finally, why and how did he convince people that he was divine?

About the author

Narasingha Prosad Sil, Ph.D., University of Oregon, is Associate Professor of History, Western Oregon State College. His publications include William Lord Herbert of Pembroke, c. 1507-1570: Politique and Patriot (1988) and Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra: A Comparative Study (1989), and numerous articles in European and English history and in political and educational philosophy in international journals.

Product details

• Authors: Narasingha Sil
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.1991
• EAN: 9789004094789
• ISBN: 978-90-04-09478-9
• No. of pages: 182
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 244 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 481 g
• Series: Brill's Indological Library
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions