LEADER 02948nam 22005533 450 001 9911011316603321 005 20250313080342.0 010 $a9783111583723 010 $a3111583724 024 7 $a10.1515/9783111583723 035 $a(CKB)37702837800041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31954034 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31954034 035 $a(DE-B1597)697160 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783111583723 035 $a(OCoLC)1504151294 035 $a(EXLCZ)9937702837800041 100 $a20250313d2025 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Political Theory of the Bhagavad-Gita $eDeep Ideology, Nationalism, and Democratic Life on the Indian Subcontinent 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBerlin/Boston :$cWalter de Gruyter GmbH,$d2025. 210 4$dİ2025. 215 $a1 online resource (198 pages) 311 08$a9783111582313 311 08$a3111582310 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction Rethinking the Bhagavad-G?t? as Political Theory -- $tChapter 1 Political Integration in an Age of Strife: Bhagavad-G?t? in Epic Context -- $tChapter 2 Ascetic Arjuna: (Im)Mortal Self as Political Battlefield and Becoming a Yogic Hero -- $tChapter 3 King K???a: Cosmic Self, Monarchy, and Devotional Integration -- $tChapter 4 Modeling a Brahmanical Political Ideology -- $tChapter 5 Hindu Nationalism and Indian Democracy: Contemporary (Dis)Integration in the Kali-Yuga -- $tChapter 6 Neo-Hindu Authoritarianism, Narendra Modi, and Ideological Subversion -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aThis book provides the first systematic analysis and interpretation of the Bhagavad-Gita as a work of political theory. Exploring its narrative and characters comprehensively in its own textual and historical context, with a close reading of the original Sanskrit, this volume fills a crucial gap by enriching the study of this ancient religious and philosophical work. Key themes include monarchy, rule, pluralism, and power. Additionally, by examining its influence on Mohandas Gandhi, Narendra Modi, Hindu nationalism, and contemporary Indian democracy, it offers timely insights into the enduring impact of the Gita?s ideas on political ideologies, movements, and rhetoric today. 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory$2bisacsh 610 $aBhagavad-Gita. 610 $aBrahmanic political ideology. 610 $aHindu nationalism. 610 $aHinduism. 610 $aMahabharata. 610 $aPolitical theory. 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. 676 $a294.5924048 700 $aGray$b Stuart$01794705 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911011316603321 996 $aThe Political Theory of the Bhagavad-Gita$94335610 997 $aUNINA