Sri Aurobindo was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet. This book is an enquiry into the integral philosophy of Aurobindo and its contemporary relevance. It offers a reading of Aurobindo s key texts by bringing them into conversation with religious studies and the hermeneutical traditions. The central argument is that Aurobindo s integral philosophy is best understood as hermeneutical philosophy of religion.

Such an understanding of Aurobindo s philosophy, offering both substantive and methodological insights for the academic study of religion, subdivides into...