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9781843317487

Science, Spirituality and the Modernisation of India: Anthem Studies in Development and Globalization

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  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-06-15
  • Publisher: Anthem Pr

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Summary

Spirituality played a key role in the construction of Indian modernity. While science has certainly been an agent of modernization in India and other non-Western countries, what makes Indian modernity somewhat special is that spiritual leaders have also been instrumental in the process. Moreover, leading Indian scientists and spiritualists have recognized the immense potential for dialogue between the two disciplines. Post-colonial India, with its ready access to a holistic spirituality and significant achievements in science and technology, is a fertile site for such a dialogue. Each of the bookrs"s four sections addresses specific themes: (1) The tension not just between science and spirituality, but also between the East and West; (2) how some key figures in India became carriers of modern consciousness, and explored the relationship between science and spirituality in the very process of trying to reform their society; (3) significant areas of research in which science and spirituality are both deeply implicated; and (4) the relationship of both scientific and spiritual practice with gender and social justice.

Author Biography

Makarand Paranjape, Professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, is the author of several collections of poetry, fiction and criticism. He has also edited more than a dozen books, including The Penguin Sri Aurobindo Reader, Dharma and Development, and Science and Spirituality in Modern India. He is currently the Principal Investigator of a project at JNU on 'Science and Spirituality in Modern India'.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributorsp. ix
Foreword by His Holiness The Dalai Lamap. xiii
Editor's Prefacep. xxi
Science and Spirituality: East and West
Science, Spirituality and Modernity in Indiap. 3
Spiritual Pilgrimage: Indian and Western Perspectives; Spirituality, Logic and Sciencep. 15
Coming to Terms with Science: Some Change Agents
Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan and the Modernization of South Asian Muslimsp. 47
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose: Looking beyond the Idiomp. 65
Sri Aurobindo and Krishnachandra Bhattacharya on Science and Spiritualityp. 96
Chaos, Complexity and Emergence Mechanisms: Spiritual Evolution in Sri Aurobindo and Teilhard de Chardinp. 115
Science, Spirituality and Swaraj: Towards a New Aesthetics of Ethical Existencep. 135
Building Bridges: Evolution, Consciousness and Healing
The Concept of the Yuga: Modern Scientific Approaches to Bridge Spiritual and Philosophical Conceptsp. 149
Sri Aurobindo's Concept of Evoluation of Consciousness: Exploration through the Paradigm of Health and Diseasep. 162
The Blending of Science and Spirituality in the Ayurvedic Tradition of Healingp. 169
Micro-sensing by Indian Mysticsp. 181
The Big Picture for the Science of Consciousnessp. 189
Science and Spirituality: Culture, Society and Gender
Faith outside the Labp. 229
The Calling of Practical Spiritualityp. 238
Spiritual Hysteria: A Gendered Perspectivep. 255
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