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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808417203321

Titolo

The Bhagavad-Gītā : a critical introduction / / edited by Ithamar Theodor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Routledge India, , 2020

ISBN

1-00-309445-7

1-000-19344-6

1-003-09445-7

1-000-19342-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 pages)

Disciplina

294.5924046

Soggetti

Hindu philosophy

Hindu philosophy in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

<P></P><OL></OL><P>1. The <I>Bhagavad-gītā </I>and its Contents  2. The Structure of the <EM>Bhagavad-gītā  </EM>3.<EM> </EM><EM>Bhagavad-gītā</EM>: its Philosophy and Interpretation  4. Śaṅkara's Deconstruction of the <I>Bhagavad-gītā </I>Grounded in his Preunderstanding  5. The Soteriology of Devotion, Divine Grace, and Teaching: <I>Bhagavad-gītā</I> and the <I>Śrīvaiṣṇava</I>s  6. <I>Karma</I> in the <I>Bhagavad-gītā</I>: <I>Caitanya</I> <I>Vaiṣṇava</I> views  7. The Greatness of the <I>Gītā</I>, as Icon and Mantra  8. The <I>Bhagavad-gītā</I> and Indian Nationalist Movement: Tilak, Gandhi and Aurobindo  9. The <I>Gītā</I> of the Gurus: the <I>Bhagavad-gītā</I> since Indian Independence 10. Arjuna and Acyuta; the Import of Epithets in the <I>Bhagavad-gītā</I> </P><P></P><P></P><P></P>

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is a systematic and comprehensive introduction to one of the most read texts in South Asia, the Bhagavad-gt. The Bhagavad-gt is at its core a religious text, a philosophical treatise and a literary work, which has occupied an authoritative position within Hinduism for the past millennium. This book brings together themes central to the study of the Gt, as it is popularly known - such as the Bhagavad-gt's



structure, the history of its exegesis, its acceptance by different traditions within Hinduism and its national and global relevance. It highlights the richness of the Gt's interpretations, examines its great interpretive flexibility and at the same time offers a conceptual structure based on a traditional commentarial tradition. With contributions from major scholars across the world, this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of religious studies, especially Hinduism, Indian philosophy, Asian philosophy, Indian history, literature and South Asian studies.