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Idioms of Improvement

- Vidyāsāgar And Cultural Encounter In Bengal

Idioms of Improvementav Brian A Hatcher
Om Idioms of Improvement

Two hundred years after his birth, Īśvarcandra Vidyāsāgar remains a compelling figure in the history of modern Indian social change. The most widely acclaimed reformer of the nineteenth century after Rammohun Roy, Vidyāsāgar is renowned as both a Sanskrit pandit and an innovative modern thinker. Revered and reviled for his role in promoting the marriage of Hindu widows, he was also responsible for establishing new patterns in education, literature, and publishing. Idioms of Improvement offers such an account, making the case for a religious dimension to Vidyāsāgar's worldview that can explain both his impatience with orthodoxy and his respect for dharma. As one compelling species of liberal Hindu modernity, this worldview deserves careful explication and on-going critical reflection.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9789390430079
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 344
  • Utgitt:
  • 7. juni 2021
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 234x156x24 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 689 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 18. desember 2024

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Two hundred years after his birth, Īśvarcandra Vidyāsāgar remains a compelling figure in the history of modern Indian social change. The most widely acclaimed reformer of the nineteenth century after Rammohun Roy, Vidyāsāgar is renowned as both a Sanskrit pandit and an innovative modern thinker. Revered and reviled for his role in promoting the marriage of Hindu widows, he was also responsible for establishing new patterns in education, literature, and publishing. Idioms of Improvement offers such an account, making the case for a religious dimension to Vidyāsāgar's worldview that can explain both his impatience with orthodoxy and his respect for dharma. As one compelling species of liberal Hindu modernity, this worldview deserves careful explication and on-going critical reflection.

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