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Nationalism, Religion, and Beyond

 
Sri Aurobindo (Author) Peter Heehs (Editor)
Synopsis Sri Aurobindo is best known as a philosopher and yogi, as one of the early leaders of the Indian nationalist movement who also wrote extensively on politics, society, and culture. His contributions to these fields, although original and often ahead of their time, have not received the attention they deserve. One reason for this is that they are scattered through six or seven volume of his complete works. Another is their apparent datedness. But the most important of Aurobindo's writings on these subjects are as interesting now as when they were written, for they deal with matters of perennial concern-such as on cultural identity, and the place of spirituality in society. Peter Heehs-well-known historian and biographer of Aurobindo-overcomes the first problem (of scattered sources) by selecting representative passages from the entire body of Aurobindo's works. He deals with the second problem (of Aurobindo's seeming datedness) by providing historical background, and by relating aurobindo's social, cultural, and political ideas to those of contemporary theorists. Heehs's anthology confronts common misunderstandings by scholars and politicians who reduce common misunderstandings by scholars and politicians who reduce aurobindo's complex thinking to a collection of clich?s. Additionally, given the manner in which the leading figures of Hinduism have been appropriated by Hindu fundamentalists, this anthology is a vital corrective. It provides a nuanced and contextalized understanding of the one of India’s most influential thinkers.
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About the authors

Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) was educated at St. Paul's School, London, and King's College, Cambridge. Returning to India in 1893, he began an exhaustive study of the Indian literary and spiritual traditions. In 1906 he joined the national movement and was the first to insist that its goal must be independence. In 1910 he retired to Pondicherry to devote himself to the practice of yoga. The ashram he founded in 1926 still attracts thousands of people interested in his spiritual philosophy and yoga.

Peter Heehs

Peter Heehs is the author or editor of seven books, including Sri Aurobindo: A Brief Biography and Indian Religions: The Spiritual Traditions of South Asia. His articles have appeared in History and Theory, Modern Asian Studies, History Today, and other Professional journals and magazines. He lives in Pondicherry.

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Title Nationalism, Religion, and Beyond
Format Hardcover
Date published: 01.01.2005
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Permanent Black
Language: English
isbn 9788178241395
length x+364p., Glossary; Index; 23cm.
Subjects History