Approaching therasa-lilaof 'great men
Interlinking Western 'intuitive' theologies with traditions of Bengal in the Brahmo Samaj
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4371763 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vera Höke (University of Erfurt, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 451-476 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0048721x.2015.1024037 |
| OpenAlex | W1773094788 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Among contemporary sociologists who critically analyze the specific structure and dynamics of current or ‘late-modern’ societies, it is very common to refer to processes of increasing individualization as an explanation for larger social trends. Presuming a Protestant Christian genealogy for processes of individualization they tend to underemphasize the extent to which modern constellations are indebted in various ways to imperialism and the colonial encounter. To approach the complicated issue of encounter and mutual interferences, first an understanding of the categories involved in the interaction from within the traditions of the colonized is necessary. Only then will we be able to determine the way in which concepts of the colonizers were interpreted, understood, and appropriated. This essay aims to show that links were drawn between the global discourse on an experiential approach to religion, emphasizing the ‘Self,' and regional Vaishnava bhakti traditions of Bengal in the Bharatbarsiya Brahmo Samaj. This phase of increasing religious individualization with its focus on reliance on the ‘Self’ also contributed to preparing the ground for nationalistic readings of Indian traditions
BENGAL · Colonialism · Common ground · Epistemology · Focus (optics) · Protestantism · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · History · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
Individualisierung
Rammohun Roy and the Making of Victorian Britain
Partner in Empire
Ideologies of the Raj
Unitarians and India
British Orientalism and the Bengal Renaissance
Indien und Europa, Perspektiven ihrer geistigen Begegnung
Processes of religious individualisation
American Transcendentalism and Asian Religions
Remembering Rammohan
Eclecticism and Modern Hindu Discourse
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |