Paul Hacker (6 January 1913 — 18 March 1979) was a German Indologist, who coined the term
Neo-Vedanta
Neo-Vedanta, also called Hindu modernism, neo-Hinduism, Global Hinduism and Hindu Universalism, are terms to characterize interpretations of Hinduism that developed in the 19th century. The term "Neo-Vedanta" was coined by German Indologist ...
in a pejorative way, to distinguish modern developments from "traditional"
Advaita Vedanta
''Advaita Vedanta'' (; sa, अद्वैत वेदान्त, ) is a Hindu sādhanā, a path of spiritual discipline and experience, and the oldest extant tradition of the orthodox Hindu school Vedānta. The term ''Advaita'' ( ...
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Publications
* Hacker, Paul (1965), ''Dharma in Hinduism''
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German Indologists
1913 births
1979 deaths
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