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Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the Hindu Tradition: The Song of the Lord
Full title: | Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the Hindu Tradition: The Song of the Lord |
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ISBN: | 9780415648745 |
ISBN 10: | 0415648742 |
Authors: | Robinson, Catherine A. |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Edition: | 1 |
Num. pages: | 208 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2013 |
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Synopsis
The Bhagavad-Gita is probably the most popular - and certainly the most frequently quoted and widely studied - work of the Hindu scriptures. This book investigates the relationship between the various interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and the Hindu tradition.
Taking into account a range of influential Indian and western thinkers to illustrate trends in writing about the Bhagavad-Gita including Western academic; Indian activist; Christian theological; Hindu universalist; perennialist mystical and contemporary experiental accounts. Examining the ideas of such influential figures as F Max Muller, M K Ghandi, Bede Griffiths, Swami Vivekananda, Aldous Huxley and Swami Bhakivedanta, this book demonstrates the inextricable link between different interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and images of the Hindu tradition.
This accessible book aptly demonstrates the relevance of the Bhagavad-Gita for an understanding of Hinduism as a modern phenomenon.