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Hindu Encounter with Modernity
Table
of Contents
Abbreviations
Transliteration and Translation Notes
Introduction
Perspective
Situation and Significance
Current Scholarship
Chapter One
19th Century Bengal
The Rise of the Bhadraloka
Rammohun Roy and Modern Education
British Orientalism & the College of Fort William
Christianity and Utilitarianism in Bengal
Chapter Two
The Early Years 1838 - 1858
Ula 1838
Calcutta 1852
Chapter Three
The Working Years 1858 - 1874
Orissa 1858
Government Service 1866 - 1894
Puri 1870
Chapter Four
The Literary Years 1874 - 1914
Ranaghat to Serampore 1874 - 1887
Initiation
Krishnanagar 1887
Chapter Five
Reason and Religious Faith
A Crisis of Faith
The Rationalism of Bankim Chandra
Bhaktivinoda and British Orientalism
The Krishna Samhita and the Adhunika-vada
Table One: Vedic History
Table Two: Philosophical History
Three Kinds of Spiritual Seekers
Two Modes of Religious Understanding
Faith and Belief
Chapter Six
Systematic Theology
Sahaja-samadhi
Table One: The Cognitive Process
Holy Scripture
The Symbolic Process
Religious Symbolism
Descending Symbolism and The Theory of Vikara
The Morphology of Matter and Spirit
Table Two: The Morphology of Creation
Chapter Seven
Perceptions of Divine Manifestation
Krishna-lîla
Sri-mürti
Holy Name (Nama)
Conclusion
Chapter Eight
Sadhana
Faith as the Natural Condition of the Soul
The Bhagavata and Religious Practice
Sadhana-bhakti
Raganuga-bhakti-sadhana
Siddha-pranalî
Ashta-kaliya-lîla-smarana
Chapter Nine
Deviation in Raganuga-bhakti-sadhana
Chapter Ten
Conclusion
Reading Supplement
The Bhagavata: Its Philosophy, Ethics, and Theology
Appendix I
The Works of Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinoda
Appendix II
Work Records of Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinoda
Appendix III
Children born to Kedarnath Datta Bhaktivinoda
Appendix IV
Sanskrit Transliteration Guide
Bengali Transliteration Guide
Appendix V
Sanskrit and Bengali Passages
Bibliography
Index
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