{"product_id":"infinite-paths-to-infinite-reality-sri-ramakrishna-and-cross-cultural-philosophy-of-religion-9780190868239","title":"Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality: Sri Ramakrishna and Cross-Cultural Philosophy of Religion","description":"Sri Ramakrishna is widely known as a nineteenth-century Indian mystic who affirmed the harmony of all religions on the basis of his richly varied spiritual experiences and eclectic religious practices, both Hindu and non-Hindu. In \u003cem\u003eInfinite Paths to Infinite Reality\u003c\/em\u003e, Ayon Maharaj argues that Sri Ramakrishna was also a sophisticated philosopher of great contemporary relevance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a careful study of Sri Ramakrishna's recorded oral teachings in the original Bengali, Maharaj reconstructs his philosophical positions and analyzes them from a cross-cultural perspective. Sri Ramakrishna's spiritual journey culminated in the exalted state of \"\u003cem\u003evij�ana\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\" \u003c\/em\u003ehis term for the \"intimate knowledge\" of God as the Infinite Reality that is both personal and impersonal, with and without form, immanent in the universe and beyond it. This expansive spiritual standpoint of \u003cem\u003evij�ana\u003c\/em\u003e, Maharaj contends, opens up a new paradigm for addressing central issues in cross-cultural philosophy of religion, including divine infinitude, religious pluralism, mystical experience, and the problem of evil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSri Ramakrishna's \u003cem\u003evij�ana\u003c\/em\u003e-based religious pluralism--when grasped in all its subtlety--proves to have major philosophical advantages over dominant Western models. Moreover, his mystical testimony and teachings not only cut across long-standing debates about the nature of mystical experience but also bolster recent defenses of its epistemic value. Maharaj further demonstrates that Sri Ramakrishna's unique response to the problem of evil resonates strongly with Western \"soul-making\" theodicies and contemporary theories of skeptical theism. A pioneering interdisciplinary study of one of India's most important philosopher-mystics, Maharaj's book is essential reading for scholars and students in philosophy of religion, theology, religious studies, and Hindu studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ayon Maharaj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperbackshop UK Import\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190868239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAyon Maharaj\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor and Head of Philosophy at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute in West Bengal, India. He is also an ordained Brahmacarin, with the name of Buddhacaitanya, in training to be a Sannyasin monk of the Ramakrishna Order. Holding a doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley, he has published over a dozen articles on Indian, German, and cross-cultural philosophy. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dialectics of Aesthetic\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eAgency: Revaluating German Aesthetics from Kant to Adorno\u003c\/em\u003e (2013) and the editor of the forthcoming \u003cem\u003eBloomsbury Research Handbook of Vedanta\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paperbackshop UK Import","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43048346615923,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":196.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c4eb4c3c-3647-4451-be7c-b9f5d845f3fb.jpg?v=1746882465","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/infinite-paths-to-infinite-reality-sri-ramakrishna-and-cross-cultural-philosophy-of-religion-9780190868239","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}