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The truth is rarely simple. The common consensus is that Swami Vivekananda, as Sri Ramakrishna`s chosen disciple, spread his master`s message across the world. The fact, though, is that after Ramakrishna`s death in 1886, Vivekananda not only shifted the devotional emphasis of the new monastic order from Kali to Shiva, he also embraced a world far removed from Ramakrishna`s. Cosmic Love and Human Apathy is the story of this rupture. Integral to the tale is the issue of Hindu identity. The essays in this volume examine Vivekananda`s formulation of Hinduism as religion: the most definitive restatement of Hinduism in modern history. Erudite yet accessible, consistently probing and sceptical of hoary traditions, controversial and thought-provoking, Cosmic Love and Human Apathy is an invaluable addition to the existing scholarship on one of India`s greatest religious and social icons. ISBN-9789350295649
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Pages : 328
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