Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Auroville aura

The Religious, the Spiritual, and the Secular: Auroville and Secular India
(S U N Y Series in Religious Studies) (Paperback) by Robert N. Minor (Author)
Editorial Reviews. Book Description: The Religious, the Spiritual, and the Secular presents an account of Auroville, a city in contemporary southeast India, and the vision of founder and well-known guru Sri Aurobindo. Auroville's eventual takeover and the promotion of its goals by the Indian government leads to a thought-provoking discussion of the meaning of "secularism" in India.
About the Author: Robert N. Minor is Professor of Religious Studies at The University of Kansas and author of several books, including Modern Indian Interpreters of the Bhagavadgita and Radhakrishnan: A Religious Biography, both published by SUNY Press, and Sri Aurobindo: The Perfect and the Good. Amazon.com

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