Theosophy, Cultural Nationalism, and Home Rule

32 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2011 Last revised: 10 Aug 2011

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Mark Bevir

University of California, Berkeley - Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science

Date Written: 2011

Abstract

This essay contains three sections. The first shows how western theosophists simplified and appropriated Indian thought, deploying it to resolve dilemmas confronting occult and other religious traditions. The second section explores how theosophical ideas then provided one inspiration for a tradition of cultural nationalism within India itself.

Finally, the third section examines how this cultural nationalism transformed Congress in the years immediately surrounding Gandhi’s return from South Africa.

Suggested Citation

Bevir, Mark, Theosophy, Cultural Nationalism, and Home Rule (2011). APSA 2011 Annual Meeting Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1899655

Mark Bevir (Contact Author)

University of California, Berkeley - Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science ( email )

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