Hindu Bhakti Through Muslim Eyes

Islam and Caitanya Vaiṣṇavism in the Twenty-First Century

R. David Coolidge (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

138 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
9781032917085 (ISBN)

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Hindu Bhakti Through Muslim Eyes puts the Caitanya Vaiṣṇava tradition of devotion to Krishna in scholarly conversation with Islam for the first time. It builds on a millennium of Muslim reflections regarding Hindu theology and practice, despite common assumptions that Hindus and Muslims are destined for misunderstanding and conflict. Beginning with al-Bīrūnī in the 11th Century, Muslims often commented on the beliefs and practices of the Hindu tradition in relation to their own tradition of Islam. This process continues until today, as Muslims increasingly articulate a scholarly perspective on our planet's religious diversity. Centered in the author’s Islamic theological, ethical, and liturgical commitments, this study explores the tradition of Krishna worship traced to the charismatic figure Caitanya who preached in the Bengal Sultanate of the early 16th Century. The book explores possibilities for Muslim interreligious scholarship beyond Judeo-Christian frameworks, as well as the revival of al-Bīrūnī's legacy in the 21st Century. Relevant for scholars in Islamic Studies, Hindu Studies, Interreligious Studies, Comparative Theology, and Decolonial Studies, Hindu Bhakti Through Muslim Eyes forges new ground in Muslim scholarship regarding religious and cultural pluralism. In particular, it offers a model of engagement built on patient learning of a different textual corpus and communal praxis, while still remaining rooted in the Islamic tradition as a distinctive intellectual paradigm.

R. David Coolidge received a PhD from the Graduate Theological Union and serves as Research Faculty for Bayan Islamic Graduate School. He was previously at Brown University as the Associate University Chaplain for the Muslim Community, Dartmouth College as the Muslim Advisor, and New York University as an adjunct professor of Islamic law and ethics.

Introduction: Meta-Islam and the Hindu Other 1.Vaidhi Bhakti: Serving Kṛṣṇa on Earth 2. Rāgānuga Bhakti: Serving Kṛṣṇa in Paradisal Realms 3. From Bengal to the World: Caitanya Vaiṣṇavism in History 4. Caitanya Vaiṣṇavism and Muslim Studies of the Hindu Tradition 5. 21st Century Muslims and Human Diversity Conclusion: Study for the Sake of Another's Humanity

Erscheinungsdatum	24.04.2025
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Studies in Religion
Zusatzinfo	5 Halftones, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	440 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-13	9781032917085 / 9781032917085
Zustand	Neuware