The Bhagavad Gita

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The Bhagavad Gita, perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, is universally regarded as one of the world s spiritual and literary masterpieces Richard Davis tells the story of this venerable and enduring book, from its origins in ancient India to its reception today as a spiritual classic that has been translated into than seventy five languages The Gita opens on the eve of a mighty battle, when the warrior Arjuna is overwhelmed by despair and refuses to fight He turns to his charioteer, Krishna, who counsels him on why he must In the dialogue that follows, Arjuna comes to realize that the true battle is for his own soul.Davis highlights the place of this legendary dialogue in classical Indian culture, and then examines how it has lived on in diverse settings and contexts He looks at the medieval devotional traditions surrounding the divine character of Krishna and traces how the Gita traveled from India to the West, where it found admirers in such figures as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, J Robert Oppenheimer, and Aldous Huxley Davis explores how Indian nationalists like Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda used the Gita in their fight against colonial rule, and how contemporary interpreters reanimate and perform this classical work for audiences today.An essential biography of a timeless masterpiece, this book is an ideal introduction to the Gita and its insights into the struggle for self mastery that we all must wage. 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Davis – kino-fada.fr As the title says, this is a biography of Bhagavad Gita In the first part, the author traces the text from its conception and its place in the Mahabharata and its role and the various vedantic interpretations of the middle ages Its first translations to foreign languages where it became a source of wisdom for the romantics and a source of denigration of Indian civilisation by its selective interpretation Its adaptation by various revolutionary and political organisations during the colonial p As the title says, this is a biography of Bhagavad Gita In the first part, the author traces the text from its conception and its place in the Mahabharata and its role and the various vedantic interpretations of the middle ages Its first translations to foreign languages where it became a source of wisdom for the romantics and a source o...There have been many translations of the Bhagavad Gita, which is perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, but this book is not one of them Rather, Richard traces the journey of the Gita, from its oral renderings to when it appeared in written formits different manifestations and interpretationsits journey from India to England and the States and Germany and then the rest of the world.The book opens with the actual conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna the dilemma Arjuna f There have been many translations of the Bhagavad Gita, which is perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, but this book is not one of them Rather, Richard traces the journey of the Gita, from its oral renderings to when it appeared in written formits different manifestations and interpretationsits journey from India to England and the States and Germany and t...This series continues to impress Davis relates the life of the Gita judiciously and clearly A great introduction to the text and the political, philosophical, and theological uses to which it has been put in the lives, from ancient Brahmans up to Hegel, Huxley, Ghandi, and .In North America, we are largely products of the West To the extent that we are educated at all, we may have a general understanding of the roots of our culture in the fusion of Athens and Jerusalem the marriage of classical thought with the revelations claimed by Christianity, which spread through and eventually superseded the Roman Empire We may have some conception of the Islamic world, which has always been a near neighbor of the West, and not only geographically We have some notion of th In North America, we are largely products of the West To the e...Mildly disappointing The series is dedicated to discussing the life of spiritual classics in the world and this one does that in a fairly pedestrian way Davis provides some background on the relationship between the BG and the Marabharata, the traditions surrounding it authorship and transmission, the various translations which often came with political agendas imperialist, nationalist , a bit on the differing schools of interpretation, which revolve around questions of dualism Not sorry I Mildly disappointing The series is dedicated to discussing the life of spiritual classics in the world and this one does that in a fairly pedestrian way Davis provides some background on the relationship between the BG and the Marabharata, the traditions surrounding it authorship and transmission, the various translati...The Bhagavad Gita is an Indian religious tract The author explores its historical background and explains its meanings It aids the reader in comparing and understanding another of the world s religions.Jay, Main patron, June 2015, 5 stars It is a concise study of a Hindu Holy Book that is informative and insightful with an extensive bibliography.good and interesting a good start for Indian literature

The Bhagavad Gita
  • 08 May 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 256 pages
  • 0691139962
  • Richard H. Davis
  • The Bhagavad Gita