philosophy and identity in Indian intellectual history Nicholson, Andrew J. creator text bibliography Electronic books. nyu New York Columbia University Press c2010 2010 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xii, 266 p.) Drawing on the writings of philosophers from late medieval and early modern traditions, including Vijnanabhiksu, Madhava, and Madhusudana Sarasvati, Nicholson shows how influential thinkers portrayed Vedanta philosophy as the ultimate unifier of diverse belief systems. This project paved the way for the work of later Hindu reformers, such as Vivekananda, Radhakrishnan, and Gandhi, whose teachings promoted the notion that all world religions belong to a single spiritual unity. In his study, Nicholson also critiques the way in which Eurocentric concepts--like monism and dualism, idealism and realism, theism and atheism, and orthodoxy and heterodoxy--have come to dominate modern discourses on Indian philosophy. Andrew J. Nicholson. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-ii--- Hinduism History India Intellectual life RELIGION / Hinduism / History BL1150 .N53 2010eb 294.509 Nicholson, Andrew J. New York : Columbia University Press, c2010 (DLC) 2010027458 (OCoLC)645673077 9780231526425 (electronic bk.) 0231526423 (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=384856 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=384856 N$T 110907 20200709055411.0 ocn750193428