1st Edition

The Theology of Ramanuja Realism and Religion

By C. J. Bartley Copyright 2002
    200 Pages
    by Routledge

    200 Pages
    by Routledge

    This is the first attempt to understand Ramanuja in the context of his religious and philosophical tradition. It is the only work which establishes his indebtedness to his immediate predecessor Yamuna and which identifies his actual opponents. It is accordingly a contribution to the wider history of classical Indian thought and not just a consideration of a single individual and his tradition.

    Acknowledgements Abbreviations Tentative Relative Chronology Introduction 1. Some Aspects of Advaita Metaphysics 2. Ramanuja's Realistic Metaphysics and Epistemology 3. A Panentheistic Theology 4. Exegeses of the Mahavakya, Tat tvam asi 5. Exegeses of the Mahavakya, Satyam jnanam anantam Braham Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

    Biography

    Dr C.J. Bartley teaches Philosophy at Liverpool University, and Sanskrit and Pali at Manchester University.