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dc.contributor.advisorMahbub, Dr. Rifat
dc.contributor.authorChowdhury, Zaian Fatema
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-26T04:24:48Z
dc.date.available2017-02-26T04:24:48Z
dc.date.copyright2016
dc.date.issued2016-11
dc.identifier.otherID 12203006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10361/7777
dc.descriptionThis thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2016.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (page 45-47).
dc.description.abstractThe main functions of religions are often undermined in today’s mainstream discourse. It falls under the shadow of epistemological questions of whether God is real, or met with violent intolerance just as it is used to further extremist ideologies. Either it is dismissed completely or is adhered to in the strictest of ways. What we fail to talk about is how religion serves as a platform for one to realise one’s faith, while nurturing a system of universally moral values and providing a kind of guidance. This dissertations aims to explore and re-examine Rabindranath Tagore’s philosophy of religion as it developed consciously through The Religion of Man and Gitanjali. I aim to show how Tagore’s “poet’s religion” is universal, and can be made relevant in today’s world as a way of understanding faith. Tagore’s exploration of faith runs through the notions of reason, love and deed. Tagore’s philosophy allows for inner questioning and doubt as opposed to blind adherence, encourages forming meaningful relationships with an underlying love for oneself and others, and motivates one to immerse in meaningful work to understand both life and death. His humanism and mysticism complement each other in creating a religious awareness that can be felt by anyone who is willing to listen.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityZaian Fatema Chowdhury
dc.format.extent47 pages
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBRAC Universityen_US
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dc.subjectRabindranath Tagoreen_US
dc.subjectGitanjalien_US
dc.titleAn exploration of the ideas of ‘religion’ and ‘faith’ in Rabindranath Tagore’s the religion of man and Gitanjalien_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of English and Humanities, BRAC University
dc.description.degreeB.A. in English


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