1 Introduction; 2 "Difference Relates": Eclecticism Past and Present; 3 Swami in Wonderland: Vivekananda's Eclectic Hermeneutics; 4 What's the Connection?: India's Eclectic Heritage; 5 Varieties of Eclectic Experience: The Case of Colonial Bengal; 6 My Own Private Bungalow: The Dynamics of Eclectic Home-Building; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Summary
This book examines the classical roots and contempoary significance of eclecticism within modern Hindu discourse. It focuses on the thought of Swami Vivekananda as exemplary of the tone and character of modern Hindu eclecticism and then seeks to identify its historical Indian antecedents
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-194) and index
