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<span>This book re-assesses the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda from the vantage point of socially-engaged religion in a time of global dislocations and inequities. Due to the complexity of Vivekananda as a historical figure on the cusp of a new era, few works offer a nuanced, academic examination of his liberative vision and legacy.</span>

<span>Acknowledgments </span>
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<span>Abbreviations</span>
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<span>Vivekananda’s Life, Legacy, and Liberative Ethics: An Introduction </span>
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<span>Rita D. Sherma</span>
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<span>PART I: VIVEKANANDA IN RELATION TO HINDU PHILOSOPHIES &amp; MAJOR THINKERS</span>
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<li><span>Swami Vivekananda and Adi Śa</span><span>ṅ</span><span>karācārya: Similarities and</span><span> Differences</span></li>
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<span>T. S. Rukmani</span>
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<li><span>Swami Vivekananda’s Interpretation of Brahmasūtra 1.1.19 as a Hermeneutic Basis for Samanvayī Vedānta</span></li>
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<span>Ayon Maharaj</span>
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<li><span>Kuṇḍalinī Yoga in the Spirituality of Swami Vivekananda and in Modern Yoga </span></li>
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<span>Michael Stoeber</span>
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<li><span>Vivekananda in the Hi</span><span>story of Vedānta: Continuities and Contradictions</span></li>
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<span>Andrew J. Nicholson </span>
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<li><span>Flavors of Ādvaita in Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, and Sri Aurobindo </span></li>
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<span>Debashish Banerji </span>
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<span>PART II: A LEGACY OF SERVICE</span>
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<li><span>Vivekananda and his Organizational Legacy with Particular Reference to Seva within the Ramakrishna Movement</span></li>
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<span>Gwilym Beckerlegge </span>
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<li><span>“This Prema Dwells in the Heart of Them All:” Swami Vivekananda on Love and Compassion</span></li>
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<span>Kusumita Pedersen </span>
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<li><span>Swami Vivekananda’s Legacy of Service: A Critical Assessment</span></li>
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<span>Shrinivas Tilak</span>
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<li><span>“Perfect Independence”: Swami Vivekananda, Women and Freedom </span></li>
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<span>Pravrajika Vrajaprana</span>
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<span>PART III: REVISITING APPRAISALS OF VIVEKANANDA </span>
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<li><span>Complementarity, not Contradiction: Swami Vivekananda’s Theology of Religions</span></li>
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<span>Jeffery D. Long</span>
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<li><span>Neglected Advaitas: The Genealogy of Swami Vivekananda’s Cosmopolitan Theology </span></li>
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<span>James Madaio | Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Oriental Institute</span>
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<li><span>De-subjugating Timeless Vocabularies – Swami Vivekananda as Intellectual Catalyst</span><span> Kapil Kapoor </span></li>
<li><span>Swami Vivekananda and Muscular Hinduism </span></li>
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<span>Sharada Sugirtharajah </span>
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<span>Epilogue</span>
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<li><span>What Is Hinduism? A Reflection on Vivekananda’s Legacy in Relation to the Definition of Hinduism</span></li>
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<span>Arvind Sharma </span>
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<span>About the Contributors</span>

<span>Rita D. Sherma </span>
<span>is founding director and associate professor at the </span>
<span>Shingal Center for Dharma Studies</span>
<span> and Core Doctoral Faculty at Graduate Theological Union. </span>