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About The Book -: The author focuses on the variant forms of religious life in India. This work traces historically the path of the chief Hindu sects and philosophies, and the origin and growth of some doctrines or disciplines. The book covers the early Vedic religion; transmigration and release; the movement towards theism; philosophies and sects; bhakti and Muslim influence. About The Author : John Nicol Farquhar (1861–1929) was a Scottish educational missionary to Calcutta, and an Orientalist. He is one of the pioneers who popularised the Fulfilment theology in India that Christ is the crown of Hinduism, though, Fulfilment thesis in Bengal was built on foundation originally laid in Madras by William Miller. He arrived at Calcutta and started his missionary work by teaching at Bhowanipur for eleven years from 1891. He joined Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in 1902 as a national student secretary; later, as a literary secretary, a post which he held until 1923. While working at YMCA, he strived to enable the association to widen its appeal to students through lectures, through personal friendships, and through production of whole new body of literature of the highest grade that India had ever known before. He authored several books on Hinduism, notably, The Crown of Hindustan, A Primer of Hinduism, Gita and Gospel, and many alike. The Title 'The Religious Quest of India: An Outline of the Religious Literature of India written/authored/edited by Edited By J. N. Farquharand H. D. Griswold', published in the year 2023. The ISBN 9788121268011 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 484 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Religious Literature. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Series : 1