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Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History

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Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History - Nicholson, Andrew
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Drawing on the writings of philosophers from late medieval and early modern traditions--including Vijnanabhiksu, Madhava, and Madhusudana Sarasvati--Andrew J. Nicholson shows how influential thinkers portrayed Vedanta philosophy as the ultimate unifier of diverse belief systems. This project paved the way for the work of later Hindu reformers, such as Vivekananda, Radhakrishnan, and Gandhi, whose teachings promoted the notion that all world religions belong to a single spiritual unity. In his study, Nicholson also critiques ...

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Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History 2013, Columbia University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780231149877

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Unifying Hinduism: Philosophy and Identity in Indian Intellectual History 2010, Columbia University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780231149860

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