Eclecticism & Modern Hindu Discourse

by Brian A. Hatcher

In this new book, Brian Hatcher examines the modern Hindu penchant for constructing religious worlds in an eclectic fashion. Noting how Hindu apologists from Rammohun Roy to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan make an almost promiscuous use of the world's many philosophies and religions to define and defend Hinduism, Hatcher sets out to explore the ancient roots and contemporary significance of such eclectic borrowing. A discussion of the Vedic and classical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019512538X
• ISBN13: 9780195125382
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"