Modern Indian Interpreters of the Bhagavad Gita

This is a collection of careful, objective, historically sensitive studies of modern commentators on the Bhagavadgita, one of the basic scriptures of Hinduism, and one which has been widely read in the modern West. Experts on modern Indian religious thought show how Ghandi, Vivekananda, Radhakrishnan, Bhaktivedanta, Aurobindo, Tilak, Bhave, Sivananda, the Theosophists, and Bhankim read, used and interpreted the Gita. Collectively, the essays display the different backgrounds and orientations of the major Indian thinkers of our time. An Introduction and a Conclusion provide a perspective on the thinkers and identify common themes which are part of modern emphases.

About the author

Robert N. Minor is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas. He has written books and articles on modern Indian thinkers and the Gita.

Product details

• Authors: Robert N Minor, Robert N. Minor
• Assisted by: Robert N. Minor (Editor)
• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.1986
• EAN: 9780887062988
• ISBN: 978-0-88706-298-8
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 465 g
• Series: Suny Series in Religious Studi; Suny Series in Religious Studi; Suny Religious Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories