John A Stevens
Biographic Data
| ID | 3874895 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John A Stevens |
| GIVEN NAMES | John A |
| FAMILY NAME | Stevens |
| SIGNATURE | STEVENS J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Cuch Bihar Crisis and the Search for Universal Religion
This chapter explores the motivations behind and the consequences of the disastrous marriage of Keshab Chandra Sen’s daughter, Suniti Devi, to the Maharajah of Cuch Bihar in 1878. It argues that Keshab sanctioned the marriage because of his commitment to public duty and his conviction that British rule in India was divinely sanctioned. The chapter goes on to explore Keshab’s establishment of the Church of the New Dispensation (Naba Bidhan), with …
Tensions and Transitions
This chapter begins by discussing Keshab Chandra Sen’s attempts to replicate British models of liberal social reform in India. It goes on to examine Keshab’s changing attitudes to gender, reform and civilization, as he gradually moved away from the liberalism he had espoused in Britain. It argues that Ramakrishna exerted a considerable influence on Keshab, as he began to embrace aspects of Hindu revivalism and Indian nationalism. It argues that K…
Keshab
Marriage, duty and civilization
The marriage in 1878 of Suniti Devi, the 13-year-old daughter of the Bengali Brahmo religious and social reformer Keshab Chandra Sen, to the Maharajah of Cuch Bihar constituted one of the most controversial matrimonial events in late colonial India. The marriage controversy was significant not only in terms of its effect on religious and social reform organizations in Bengal but also in terms of the ways in which it served to challenge British at…
Etymology and Plot in Senecan Tragedy
1 I owe this observation, the inspiration for the paper, to my friend Diskin Clay. Gradus often signaled an entrance or exit in Roman tragedy. In Aegisthus’ line Celebri gradu gressum adcelerasse decet (Accius fr. 15), celebri gradu and adcelerasse may play upon the Aig- stem of his name, ajivxasqai (> ajivssw, “dart, move quickly”). Cf. Sen. Ag. 300, facesse propere. 2 Traiana; Segal; Petrone. 3 Capitalization Ahl’s. Fairclough’s translation, ci…
Preliminary Impulse in Stoic Psychology
Seneca and Horace
Etymology and Plot in Senecan Tragedy
1 I owe this observation, the inspiration for the paper, to my friend Diskin Clay. Gradus often signaled an entrance or exit in Roman tragedy. In Aegisthus’ line Celebri gradu gressum adcelerasse decet (Accius fr. 15), celebri gradu and adcelerasse may play upon the Aig- stem of his name, ajivxasqai (> ajivssw, “dart, move quickly”). Cf. Sen. Ag. 300, facesse propere. 2 Traiana; Segal; Petrone. 3 Capitalization Ahl’s. Fairclough’s translation, ci…
Seneca and Horace
Preliminary Impulse in Stoic Psychology
Etymology and Plot in Senecan Tragedy
1 I owe this observation, the inspiration for the paper, to my friend Diskin Clay. Gradus often signaled an entrance or exit in Roman tragedy. In Aegisthus’ line Celebri gradu gressum adcelerasse decet (Accius fr. 15), celebri gradu and adcelerasse may play upon the Aig- stem of his name, ajivxasqai (> ajivssw, “dart, move quickly”). Cf. Sen. Ag. 300, facesse propere. 2 Traiana; Segal; Petrone. 3 Capitalization Ahl’s. Fairclough’s translation, ci…
Marriage, duty and civilization
The marriage in 1878 of Suniti Devi, the 13-year-old daughter of the Bengali Brahmo religious and social reformer Keshab Chandra Sen, to the Maharajah of Cuch Bihar constituted one of the most controversial matrimonial events in late colonial India. The marriage controversy was significant not only in terms of its effect on religious and social reform organizations in Bengal but also in terms of the ways in which it served to challenge British at…
The Cuch Bihar Crisis and the Search for Universal Religion
This chapter explores the motivations behind and the consequences of the disastrous marriage of Keshab Chandra Sen’s daughter, Suniti Devi, to the Maharajah of Cuch Bihar in 1878. It argues that Keshab sanctioned the marriage because of his commitment to public duty and his conviction that British rule in India was divinely sanctioned. The chapter goes on to explore Keshab’s establishment of the Church of the New Dispensation (Naba Bidhan), with …
Tensions and Transitions
This chapter begins by discussing Keshab Chandra Sen’s attempts to replicate British models of liberal social reform in India. It goes on to examine Keshab’s changing attitudes to gender, reform and civilization, as he gradually moved away from the liberalism he had espoused in Britain. It argues that Ramakrishna exerted a considerable influence on Keshab, as he began to embrace aspects of Hindu revivalism and Indian nationalism. It argues that K…
Keshab
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