Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the Hindu Tradition

Zusatztext 'The body of Robinson's book is a careful and well-documented examination of various approaches to the Gita from the academic/scholarly orientation to the perspective of social-political activism! to Christian theological and missionary critiques! to universalist visions! and finally to the approach favoring romantic and mystical insights (notably Transcendentalism! Theosophy! and the Philosophia Perennis movement).''Many of the authors observations are very astute and will undoubtedly become part of all more self-critical scholarly studies of the Gita.' - Traditional Yoga Studies Informationen zum Autor Catherine A. Robinson is Senior Lecturer in the Study of Religions at Bath Spa University; she is the author of Tradition and Liberation: The Hindu Tradition in the Indian Women's Movement (also published by Routledge). Klappentext This book investigates the relationship between the various interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and the Hindu tradition. Zusammenfassung This book investigates the relationship between the various interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and the Hindu tradition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Scholarly and Academic Writing 2. Social and Political Activism 3. Christian Missionary and Theological Critiques 4. Universalist Visions 5. Romantic and Mystical Insights 6. Contemporary Teachers and Movements Conclusion

Auteur

Catherine A. Robinson is Senior Lecturer in the Study of Religions at Bath Spa University; she is the author of Tradition and Liberation: The Hindu Tradition in the Indian Women's Movement (also published by Routledge).

Texte du rabat

This book investigates the relationship between the various interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and the Hindu tradition.

Contenu

Introduction 1. Scholarly and Academic Writing 2. Social and Political Activism 3. Christian Missionary and Theological Critiques 4. Universalist Visions 5. Romantic and Mystical Insights 6. Contemporary Teachers and Movements Conclusion