Did Rammohan Ray understand Western religion

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angličtina

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Did Rammohan Ray understand Western religion

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Religious thought and activities of Rammohan Ray (1772-1833) have been the points of controversy among scholars for many decades. The influential man was basically Unitarian Christian according to some, or he strived for a renewal of ancient Indian tradition in the opinion of others, or is depicted as a person taking "a difficult middle path" between Western Christianity and domestic Hinduism. But are these interpretations explaining how did Rammohan Ray understand religious ideas of Westerners? Havingfollowed the analyses of S. N. Balagangadhara and Jakob De Roover, I argue that this Bengali reformer did not understand Western religious ideas. Rammohan Ray evidently distorted the cluster of the fundamental Western ideas about religion. We can point to the examples of Rammohan's strange understanding of "idolatry", to his dealing with Christian doctrines, and to his ideas about worship. In short: Rammohan was advocating that it is better to do "evil" activities "in the name of God" th

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Did Rammohan Ray understand Western religion

Popis výsledku anglicky

Religious thought and activities of Rammohan Ray (1772-1833) have been the points of controversy among scholars for many decades. The influential man was basically Unitarian Christian according to some, or he strived for a renewal of ancient Indian tradition in the opinion of others, or is depicted as a person taking "a difficult middle path" between Western Christianity and domestic Hinduism. But are these interpretations explaining how did Rammohan Ray understand religious ideas of Westerners? Havingfollowed the analyses of S. N. Balagangadhara and Jakob De Roover, I argue that this Bengali reformer did not understand Western religious ideas. Rammohan Ray evidently distorted the cluster of the fundamental Western ideas about religion. We can point to the examples of Rammohan's strange understanding of "idolatry", to his dealing with Christian doctrines, and to his ideas about worship. In short: Rammohan was advocating that it is better to do "evil" activities "in the name of God" th

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J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AA - Filosofie a náboženství

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2012

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Nomos: kwartalnik religioznawczy

ISSN

1230-7858

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Svazek periodika

21

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

PL - Polská republika

Počet stran výsledku

23

Strana od-do

64-86

Kód UT WoS článku

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