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The Bhagavad-Gītā : A Critical Introduction.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020Copyright date: ©2021Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (173 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781000193428
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Bhagavad-GītāDDC classification:
  • 294.5924046
LOC classification:
  • BL1138.66 .B434 2021
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Pronunciation guide -- 1 The Bhagavad-gītā and its contents -- 2 The structure of the Bhagavad-gītā -- 3 Bhagavad-gītā: its philosophy and interpretation -- 4 Śaṅkara's deconstruction of the Bhagavad-gītā grounded in his preunderstanding -- 5 The soteriology of devotion, divine grace, and teaching: Bhagavad-gītā and the Śrīvaiṣṇavas -- 6 Karma in the Bhagavad-gītā: Caitanya Vaiṣṇava views -- 7 The greatness of the Gītā, as icon and mantra -- 8 The Bhagavad-gītā and Indian nationalist movement: Tilak, Gandhi, and Aurobindo -- 9 The Gītā of the gurus: the Bhagavad-gītā since Indian independence -- 10 Arjuna and Acyuta: the import of epithets in the Bhagavad-gītā -- Index.
Summary: This volume is a systematic and comprehensive introduction to one of the most read texts in South Asia, the Bhagavad-gita. It brings together themes such as the Gita's structure, the history of its exegesis, its acceptance by different traditions within Hinduism, and its global relevance.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Pronunciation guide -- 1 The Bhagavad-gītā and its contents -- 2 The structure of the Bhagavad-gītā -- 3 Bhagavad-gītā: its philosophy and interpretation -- 4 Śaṅkara's deconstruction of the Bhagavad-gītā grounded in his preunderstanding -- 5 The soteriology of devotion, divine grace, and teaching: Bhagavad-gītā and the Śrīvaiṣṇavas -- 6 Karma in the Bhagavad-gītā: Caitanya Vaiṣṇava views -- 7 The greatness of the Gītā, as icon and mantra -- 8 The Bhagavad-gītā and Indian nationalist movement: Tilak, Gandhi, and Aurobindo -- 9 The Gītā of the gurus: the Bhagavad-gītā since Indian independence -- 10 Arjuna and Acyuta: the import of epithets in the Bhagavad-gītā -- Index.

This volume is a systematic and comprehensive introduction to one of the most read texts in South Asia, the Bhagavad-gita. It brings together themes such as the Gita's structure, the history of its exegesis, its acceptance by different traditions within Hinduism, and its global relevance.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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