عنوان

Keshab :

0190934719

0190943041

9780190934712

9780190943042

0190901756

9780190901752

9781526117779

Keshab :

[Book]

Bengal's forgotten prophet /

John A. Stevens.

New York :

Oxford University Press,

[2018]

©2018

1 online resource (xiii, 309 pages) :

illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84) was a religious leader and social reformer. His universalist interpretation of Hinduism found mass appeal in India, and generated considerable interest in Britain. His ideas on British imperial rule, religion and spirituality, global history, universalism and modernity were all influential, and his visit to England made him a celebrity. Many Britons regarded him as a prophet of world-historical significance. Keshab was the subject of extreme adulation and vehement criticism. Accounts tell of large crowds prostrating themselves before him, believing him to be an avatar. Yet he died with relatively few followers, his reputation in both India and Britain largely ruined. As a representative of India, Keshab became emblematic of broad concerns regarding Hinduism and Christianity, science and faith, India and the British Empire. This study explores the transnational historical forces that shaped Keshab's life and work. It offers an alternative religious history of empire, characterized by intercultural dialogue and religious syncretism.

Keshab : Bengal's forgotten prophet.

9781526117779

Sen, Keshub Chunder,1838-1884.

Sen, Keshub Chunder,1838-1884.

Hindu philosophers-- India-- Bengal, Biography.

Hinduism-- Relations-- Christianity.

Religion and culture-- India-- History-- 19th century.

Social reformers-- India-- Bengal, Biography.

Syncretism (Religion)

Christianity.

Hindu philosophers.

Hinduism.

Interfaith relations.

International relations.

Religion and culture.

RELIGION-- Comparative Religion.

Social reformers.

Syncretism (Religion)

Great Britain, Relations, India, 19th century.

India, Relations, Great Britain, 19th century.

Great Britain.

India, Bengal.

India.

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Stevens, John A., (Postdoctoral fellow)

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