Caitanya Vaiṣṇavism in Bengal Social Impact and Historical Implications |
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Author:
| O'Connell, Joseph T. |
Editor:
| Lutjeharms, Rembert |
Series title: | Routledge Hindu Studies Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-429-81796-0 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2018 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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Imprint: | Routledge |
Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $48.95 |
Book Description:
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This book focusses on the relationship between the 'transcendent' intentionality of religious faith of human beings and their 'mundane' socio-cultural ways of living, through a detailed study of the social implications of the Caitanya Vaiṣṇava devotional Hindu tradition in pre-colonial and colonial Bengal.
This book focusses on the relationship between the 'transcendent' intentionality of religious faith of human beings and their 'mundane' socio-cultural ways of living, through a detailed study of the social implications of the Caitanya Vaiṣṇava devotional Hindu tradition in pre-colonial and colonial Bengal.