1st Edition
The Integral Philosophy of Aurobindo Hermeneutics and the Study of Religion
By Brainerd Prince
Copyright 2017
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
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Sri Aurobindo was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet. This book is an enquiry into the integral philosophy of Aurobindo and its contemporary relevance. It offers a reading of Aurobindo’s key texts by bringing them into conversation with religious studies and the hermeneutical traditions. The central argument is that Aurobindo’s integral philosophy is best understood as a... Read more
Preface
1. Introduction: Mapping the Journey
2. Conceptual Groundwork: Aurobindo, Hermeneutics and Religion
3. The Life Divine – I: Whose Tradition? Which Rationality?
4. The Life Divine – II: Transcendence and the Sevenfold Being
5. The Human Cycle: Articulation as Narrative
6. The Synthesis of Yoga: Action, Yoga and Tradition
7. Conclusion: The Journey and Beyond
Glossary
Biography
Brainerd Prince is a Visiting Research Tutor at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, UK. He is also a Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, a Recognized Independent Centre of Oxford University, UK, and the Founding Director of the Samvada Centre for Research Resources, New Delhi, India.
