Bhagavad-gītā

Name: Bhagavad-gītā
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Bhagavad-g?t?A Critical Introduction\nAuthor(s): Ithamar Theodor\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367076924, 978-0367076924\nSynopsis\nThis volume is a systematic and comprehensive introduction to one of the most read texts in South Asia, the Bhagavad-g?t?. The Bhagavad-g?t? 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.\n\nThis book brings together themes central to the study of the G?t?, as it is popularly known such as the Bhagavad-g?t?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 G?t?s interpretations, examines its great interpretive flexibility and at the same time offers a conceptual structure based on a traditional commentarial tradition.\n\nWith contributio.