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Crazy in Love of God
Narasingha Prosad Sil
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Hardback. A study that examines the nexus between sexuality and religiosity in the career of nineteenth-century Calcutta's famous Bengali saint Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836-86). It argues that he was not a homo spiritualis, he was essentially a bhakta (devotee) in the Vaishnava tradition - his cultural and family inheritance. Num Pages: 275 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
This study examines the nexus between sexuality and religiosity in the career of nineteenth-century Calcutta's famous Bengali saint Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836-86). Dr. Sil's pioneering psychological study (""Ramakrishna Paramahamsa: A Psychological Profile"", 1991) of this personality was followed by another book on Ramakrishna, published in 1998, which strongly argued against the saint's widely publicized homosexual orientation in the Anglo-American academe. The present book argues that he was not a homo spiritualis, in the strict sense of the term but a homo religious par excellence, and that, far from being a Shakta/Tantrika devotee of the Goddess Kali, he was essentially a ... Read more
This study examines the nexus between sexuality and religiosity in the career of nineteenth-century Calcutta's famous Bengali saint Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836-86). Dr. Sil's pioneering psychological study (""Ramakrishna Paramahamsa: A Psychological Profile"", 1991) of this personality was followed by another book on Ramakrishna, published in 1998, which strongly argued against the saint's widely publicized homosexual orientation in the Anglo-American academe. The present book argues that he was not a homo spiritualis, in the strict sense of the term but a homo religious par excellence, and that, far from being a Shakta/Tantrika devotee of the Goddess Kali, he was essentially a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781575911335
SKU
V9781575911335
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