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The Bengal Renaissance: Identity And Creativity From Rammohun Roy To Rabindranath Tagore [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2009] Subrata Dasgupta - Softcover
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Scholars have long debated the very idea of a bengal renaissance their controversies have dwelt almost entirely over whether there was anything like a renaissance at all and its significance or otherwise from social, political and cultural perspectives this book addresses the issue from a very different framework subrata dasgupta an eminent scientist and author of a highly regarded intellectual biography of the scientist jagadis chandra bose approaches the topic from the perspective of philosophy of science and the psychology of creativity his intention is to show that the phenomenon of the bengal renaissance is characterized by a certain collective cognitive identity, which had its roots in the work of the british orientalists, beginning with william jones and which took form amidst a small but remarkable community of highly creative individuals in nineteenth-century bengal the most notable figures in this creative community were the social reformer and savant rammohun roy; the poet h
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents Acknowledgements. Prologue. 1. Cognitive identity and creative mentality in colonial Bengal. 2. An orientalist cognitive identity and its subversion. 3. Inventing a monotheistic movement. 4. Constructing a cross cultural mentality. 5. Writing for the people composing for a nation. 6. Creating a scientific consciousness refuting a western belief. 7. Perceiving the one in the many. 8. Composing the universal song Work in progress. Epilogue architecture of a cognitive revolution. Bibliography. Index. Scholars have long debated the very idea of a Bengal Renaissance. The controversies have been largely over whether there was a renaissance at all and its significance from social political and cultural perspectives. This book addresses the issue from the perspective of philosophy of science and the psychology of creativity. Dasgupta shows that the Bengal Renaissance is characterized by a collective cognitive identity which had its roots in British orientalism and flowered within a remarkable community of creative individuals in nineteenth century Bengal which included writers reformers mystics and scientists. Dasgupta outlines the core work of such notable figures as Rammohun Roy Henry Derozio Michael Madhusudan Datta Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay J.C. Bose P.C. Ray Sri Ramakrishna Swami Vivekananda and Rabindranath Tagore. He analyses their distinctive style contribution to an intellectual milieu and effect on cultural life. The author unveils the precise cognitive nature of their creativity in Indology theology literature science and practical religion. He demonstrates their cross cultural mentality and universalism arguing that their creativity represents a cognitive revolution in Indian cultural history. Accessible and elegantly written this is a book for general readers looking for an introduction to the Bengal Renaissance scholars familiar with the area will find its perspective both novel and compelling. 280 pp. Seller Inventory # 61698
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