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The Religion of Man: Rabindranath Tagore - Softcover

Tagore, Rabindranath

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9788171676286: The Religion of Man: Rabindranath Tagore
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ISBN 10: 8171676286 ISBN 13: 9788171676286
Publisher: Rupa Publications India, 2005

Synopsis

Originally delivered as the Hibbert Lectures in Oxford in 1930, The Religion of Man (1931) is an extensive and commanding exposition of Rabindranath Tagore's understanding of the meaning and significance of religion in the cultural history of man. Tagore delivered these lectures when he was nearly seventy-years-old, they are born of experience, not theory.

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About the Author

One of India's most cherished figures, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1914) was a novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist, painter, educationist and thinker, the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913. He modernised Bengali literature, moving it away from its rigid classical form and strict linguistic structure. Known for works such as Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced) and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World,) his novels, short stories and verse are considered part of the greatest of world literature, famous for their exploration of the political an

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Publisher
Rupa Publications India
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8171676286
ISBN 13 
9788171676286
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240
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  • 4.15 out of 5 stars
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