Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the Hindu Tradition: The Song of the LordRoutledge, 2014. 2. 4. - 208ÆäÀÌÁö 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. |
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Academic and scholarly writing 377 | 37 |
Social and political activism | 54 |
Christian theological and missionary critiques | 71 |
Universalist visions | 86 |
Romantic and mystical insights | 104 |
Contemporary teachers and movements | 121 |
Notes | 154 |
Bibliography | 170 |
Index | 187 |