2014/05/22 by Amiya P. Sen · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · #Indian History and Philosophy #Indian and Buddhist Studies
paper · doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198098966.001.0001
openalex publication_date 2014/05/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
This book introduces to the interested reader the nuances in the religious and philosophical thought of Tagore as especially revealed in his discourses, letters, and public addresses written or delivered in the Bengali language. This is meant to be a corrective to an over-reliance on English-language sources which do not quite bring out the evolution of his religious thought, leaving discernable gaps in understanding. Arguably, this will enable a more thorough and comprehensive treatment of Tagore’s religious and philosophical thought. The work opens with a detailed introduction to religious and philosophical thought in colonial Bengal within which an attempt has been made to critically situate Tagore. This seeks to bring out in clearer relief the debates that started around reform Hinduism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and the ways in which Tagore hermeneutically responded to these. The book is divided into three parts comprising translations from original Bengali.