| Description |
1 online resource (x, 192 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-185) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction : the Bhagavad-Gita and modernity : the construction of 'Hinduism', 'religion' and 'scripture' -- 1. Academic and scholarly writing -- 2. Social and political activism -- 3. Christian theological and missionary critiques -- 4. Universalist visions -- 5. Romantic and mystical insights -- 6. Contemporary teachers and movements -- Conclusion : the role and importance of the Bhagavad-Gita : global presence and contemporary media -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
"This book investigates the Bhagavad-Gita's rise to prominence in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and its relationship with the Hindu tradition in the modern era." "It features 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 experiential accounts. Examining the ideas of such influential figures as F. Max Mutter, M.K. Gandhi, Bede Griffiths, Swami Vivekananda, Aldous Huxley and Swami Bhaktivedanta, this book demonstrates the inextricable link between different interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and images of the Hindu tradition."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bhagavadgītā -- Commentaries -- History and criticism.
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Bhagavadgītā. |
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Bhagavadgītā -- Influence -- Modern civilization.
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Civilization, Modern. |
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Bhagavadgīt*a -- Commentaires -- Histoire et critique. |
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Bhagavadgīt*a -- Influence -- Civilisation moderne et contemporaine. |
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Bhagavadgītā. |
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Hinduism.
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Hinduism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Commentaries.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Robinson, Catherine A. Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gītā and images of the Hindu tradition 0415346711 (DLC) 2005001998 (OCoLC)57515073 |
| ISBN |
9781134278916 (electronic book) |
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1134278918 (electronic book) |
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1306420164 (e-book) |
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9781306420167 (e-book) |
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9781134278923 |
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1134278926 |
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0415346711 |
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9780415346719 |
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