The Bhagavad Gita (lives Of Great Religious Books): A Biography
by Richard H. Davis /
2015 / English / PDF
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The
TheBhagavad Gita
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 more than 75 languages. The
, 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 more than 75 languages. TheGita
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.
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
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 theGita
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
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 theGita
Gita in their fight against
colonial rule, and how contemporary interpreters reanimate and
perform this classical work for audiences today.
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 audiobook
is an ideal introduction to the Gita and its insights into the
struggle for self-mastery that we all must wage.
An essential biography of a timeless masterpiece, this audiobook
is an ideal introduction to the Gita and its insights into the
struggle for self-mastery that we all must wage.
