The Bhagavad-gītā

A Critical Introduction
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-07692-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

This volume is a systematic and comprehensive introduction to one of the most read texts in South Asia, the Bhagavad-gita. The Bhagavad-gita 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 Gita, as it is popularly known – such as the Bhagavad-gita’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 Gita’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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Theodor, Ithamar

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus Hinduismus: Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ost- & Südostasiatische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus Hinduismus: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Bhagavad-gita and its contents 2. The structure of the Bhagavad-gita 3. Bhagavad-gita: its philosophy and interpretation 4. Sankara’s deconstruction of the Bhagavad-gita grounded in his preunderstanding 5. The soteriology of devotion, divine grace, and teaching: Bhagavad-gita and the Srivaisnavas 6. Karma in the Bhagavad-gita: Caitanya Vaisnava views 7. The greatness of the Gita, as icon and mantra 8. The Bhagavad-gita and Indian nationalist movement: Tilak, Gandhi, and Aurobindo 9. The Gita of the gurus: the Bhagavad-gita since Indian independence 10. Arjuna and Acyuta: the import of epithets in the Bhagavad-gita

Über Autor(innen)

Ithamar Theodor is an associate professor of Hindu studies at Zefat Academic College, Safed, Israel, and the director of the Hindu-Jewish studies programme at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. His publications include Exploring the Bhagavadgita: Philosophy, Structure and Meaning (2010), The Fifth Veda in Hinduism: Philosophy, Poetry and Devotion in the Bhagavata Purana (2016) and Dharma and Halacha: Comparative Studies in Hindu-Jewish Philosophy and Religion (2018).