Panentheism in Indian and Western Thought

<p>For too long scholars interested in panentheism have focused almost exclusively on Western approaches to the issue. This book offers the first in-depth study of a wide range of Indian paradigms of panentheism both ancient and modern and brings these paradigms into creative and constructive dialogue with Western traditions.</p><p>This volume features original essays written by leading international scholars. The volume discusses a broad range of Indian panentheistic traditions including the Upaniṣads Bhedābheda Vedānta Rāmānuja’s Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta Yogācāra Buddhism and the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda tradition. The chapters connect these traditions with Western panentheistic conceptions developed by thinkers such as Spinoza Berkeley Schopenhauer Krause Royce Tononi and Koch and Western process philosophers.</p><p><i>Panentheism in Indian and Western Thought </i>will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of religion Indian philosophy comparative philosophy and comparative religion.</p>