Posthumous Editing of a Great Master''s Work - Special Focus on the Writings of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

In this volume, twelve scholars focus on the challenges of preserving and editing the writings of a leading but deceased religious figure. The authors examine editorial authority and overreach, noncompliance with scholarly standards, and untransparent editorial changes that have arisen in the books of the Indian master, Swami Prabhup¿da.

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Edited by Graham M. Schweig - Contributions by Edith Best; Jonathan Edelmann; Joseph Fedorowsky; Austin Gordon; Michael Gressett; Barbara A. Holdrege; Allan M. Keislar; Anna S. King; Julius Lipner; Jeffery D. Long; Kenneth Rose and Graham M. Schweig

Summary

In this volume, twelve scholars focus on the challenges of preserving and editing the writings of a leading but deceased religious figure. The authors examine editorial authority and overreach, noncompliance with scholarly standards, and untransparent editorial changes that have arisen in the books of the Indian master, Swami Prabhupada.

Product details

• Authors: Graham M Schweig, Graham M. Schweig
• Assisted by: Graham M Schweig (Editor), Graham M. Schweig (Editor), Schweig Graham M. (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2024
• EAN: 9781666939477
• ISBN: 978-1-66693-947-7
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical; Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Ethics, RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Hinduism / Sacred Writings, Theology, Religious ethics, Hindu Sacred Texts