TY - BOOK AU - Hatcher,Brian A. TI - Eclecticism and modern Hindu discourse SN - 142376014X AV - BL1212.74 .H36 1999eb U1 - 294.5/172 22 PY - 1999/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Hinduism KW - Doctrines KW - Relations KW - Syncretism (Religion) KW - India KW - Hindouisme KW - Syncrétisme KW - Inde KW - RELIGION KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Interfaith relations KW - Electronic books KW - Electronic book KW - gtlm N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-194) and index; 1 Introduction; 2 "Difference Relates": Eclecticism Past and Present; 3 Swami in Wonderland: Vivekananda's Eclectic Hermeneutics; 4 What's the Connection?: India's Eclectic Heritage; 5 Varieties of Eclectic Experience: The Case of Colonial Bengal; 6 My Own Private Bungalow: The Dynamics of Eclectic Home-Building; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z N2 - This book examines the classical roots and contempoary significance of eclecticism within modern Hindu discourse. It focuses on the thought of Swami Vivekananda as exemplary of the tone and character of modern Hindu eclecticism and then seeks to identify its historical Indian antecedents UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=151137 ER -