Vivekananda's Ideational Vision

Bidyut Chakrabarty (Autor)

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254 Seiten

2026
Routledge (Verlag)
9781041223078 (ISBN)

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This book explores Swami Vivekananda’s ideational visions, highlighting their multifaceted nature. On one level, it demonstrates how his ideas were a confluence of intellectual traditions that evolved both in India and abroad, including influences from Western liberalism. On another level, the book examines his indebtedness to colleagues, particularly those with differing ideational perspectives, who were connected to Ramakrishna Paramhamsa, his spiritual mentor. Despite being initiated into spiritualism by Ramakrishna, Vivekananda reshaped his spiritualism along humanist lines rather than strictly religious ones. The book underscores the distinctiveness of Vivekananda’s perceptions, especially in contrast to many of Ramakrishna’s followers who adopted conservative Hindu ideologies and dismissed other socio-cultural traditions. It argues that a deep analysis of Vivekananda’s ideational vision reaffirms the notion that history, as a process, unfolds differently, exerting varied impacts on individuals’ politico-ideological priorities.

This volume will be of significant interest to scholars and researchers in South Asian studies, politics, and modern Indian history.

Bidyut Chakrabarty was the former Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. Before he was appointed the Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati in 2018, he served the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India, for more than three decades. He has published in many areas of Political Science.

Preface x

Introduction 1

1 Vivekananda’s idea of India 15

2 Vivekananda and humanism 55

3 Vivekananda and Hinduism 89

4 Vivekananda’s attack on divisive socio-cultural

designs and practices 127

5 Vivekananda’s vision of socialism 159

6 Vivekananda: A Swami or an ascetic or a

politico-ideological activist? 195

Conclusion 229

Bibliographical notes 247

Index 250

Erscheinungsdatum	22.11.2025
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-13	9781041223078 / 9781041223078
Zustand	Neuware