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The Spirit of Modern India: Writings in Philosophy, Religion, and Culture

The Spirit of Modern India: Writings in Philosophy, Religion, and Culture

Description

This introduction to modern Indian thought establishes the historical context in which Indian thinkers of the past century developed their ideas, showing how those ideas comprise a coherent vision that is both Indian and contemporary. The Spirit of Modern Indiaoffers a full treatment of these ideas in an intelligible and concise approach and format.

The Spirit of Modern India provides a valuable service to those who wish to better understand India and it modern roots.

ISBN

978-1584200840

Publication Date

9-1-2010

Publisher

Lindisfarne Books

City

Herndon, VA

Keywords

Eastern Philosophy; Indian Philosophy;

Disciplines

Asian History | Philosophy

Comments

Editor: Robert McDermott, Ph.D., is president emeritus and chair of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). His publications include Radhakrishnan (1970); The Essential Aurobindo (1974, 1987); The Essential Steiner (1984); (with Rudolf Steiner) The Bhagavad Gita and the West (2009); and The New Essential Steiner (2009). He has also published on William James, Josiah Royce, M. K. Gandhi, the evolution of consciousness, and American thought. His administrative service includes president of the New York Center for Anthroposophy; president of the Rudolf Steiner [summer] Institute; chair of the board of Sunbridge College (New York) and of Rudolf Steiner College (California). He was a member of the council of the Anthroposophical Society in America (1996–2004). He is the founding chair of the board of the Sophia Project, an anthroposophic home in Oakland, California, for mothers and children at risk of homelessness. He is a Lindisfarne fellow, a Fetzer mentor, and a member of the Esalen Corportion.

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