
- 210 pages
- English
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The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-Gita
About this book
The Bhagavad Gita is a world classic often considered to be not just the 'Hindu Bible' but sometimes the 'Indian Bible' as well. Over the last two centuries, it has attracted much scholarly attention from Indologists. Ithamar Theodor's bold and revisionist monograph aspires to further develop their scholarship by treating the Gita as a discrete philosophy and by offering a systematic survey of its main topics and doctrines, in so doing emphasising their philosophical potential. A major innovation here is the articulation of the Gita's structure extracted from Vedantic and Yogic pattens of thought, presented in a modern fashion. This centres on the Gita's Vedantic concept of hierarchical reality and its Yogic concept of a ladder. Beyond its overarching philosophical and holistic approach to the Bhagavad Gita, the book addresses major themes such as dharma, rebirth, Yoga and Sankhya, bhakti, the Upanishadic nature of the text, and concepts of divinity.
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Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
BuddhismTable of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title page
- Imprints page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Pronunciation Guide
- List of Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Applying a Philosophical Approach
- Chapter 2 Dharma, Karma-Yoga and Dharma-Yoga
- Chapter 3 Rebirth in the Bhagavad-gītā
- Chapter 4 Yoga in the Bhagavad-gītā
- Chapter 5 Sākhya in the Bhagavad-gītā
- Chapter 6 Jñāna and the Upaniṣadic Nature of the Bhagavad-gītā
- Chapter 7 Bhakti in the Bhagavad-gītā
- Chapter 8 Concepts of Divinity in the Bhagavad-gītā
- Chapter 9 The Bhagavad-gitā’s Educational Doctrine
- Glossary
- References
- Index