caitanya

This module focuses on the transformations of Hinduism during modernity and late modernity while covering, as background, the development of Hinduism and the bhakti movements during the Islamic rule. Central to our historical approach will be attention to the growth and development of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.

The Caitanya Caritamrita module aims to provide an understanding of important themes, historical context, structure and content of the Caitanya Caritamrita, enabling a fuller appreciation of the text and greater access to reading and relishing it in the light of personal and institutional practice.