His Words: The Preachings and Parables of Sri Ramkrishna Paramahansa

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Press reports in the 1870s Calcutta marvelled at the way ‘highly educated’, ‘civilized’ and ‘reasoning’ men, like Mahendra Nath Dutta, were drawn to the ‘ill clad’, ‘illiterate’, ‘friendless’ and ‘unpolished’ Ramakrishna. The progressive press, which had first brought Ramakrishna to public attention, scoffed at his use of ‘vulgar’ speech, while acknowledging its effectiveness in religious communication. Despite these critiques, Ramakrishna came to occupy an important place in the cultural life of late-nineteenth-century Bengal.

Amiya P. Sen’s lucid introductions and fluent translations of the interactions between Ramakrishna and his followers in His Words make for an engaging and illuminating account of Ramakrishna’s teachings. Compiled from a variety of contemporary and near-contemporary sources, this book brings out the dramatic simplicity of Ramakrishna’s incisive commentaries on profound religious ideas.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amiya P Sen

Amiya P. Sen teaches History at Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi. He has been Visiting Fellow to St Anthony's College, Oxford, and Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla. He is the author of Hindu Revivalism in Bengal c. 1872-1905: Some Essays in Interpretation (OUP, 1993); Swami Vivekananda (2000); Three Essays on Sri Ramakrishna and His Times (2001); and as editor, Social and Religious Reform: The Hindus of British India (2003. He has been Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford; Indian Institute of advanced Study, shimla; and Centre for Contemporary Studies, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.

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Title
His Words: The Preachings and Parables of Sri Ramkrishna Paramahansa
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9780670084333
Length
xiv+265 p.; 19 cm
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