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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'This is an excellent monograph that provides a systematic exploration of the major themes and teachings of the Bhagavad Gita. All too often, the Gita is treated as a kind of 'grab bag' of ancient Indian philosophies, lacking a coherent, overarching vision. The analysis provided by Ithamar Theodor, however, belies this approach. With chapters organized around major themes of traditional Indian thought, such as dharma and the process of rebirth, Theodor demonstrates that there is, indeed, an internally cohesive and logical system to be found in the Gita's teachings. Theodor's manuscript is persuasive in its arguments and promises to be a transformative work in the academic study of the Bhagavad Gita. It will no doubt spur debate as well, given how entrenched the dominant view of this text as not a systematic work of philosophy is in the academy.' Jeffrey D. Long, Carl W. Zeigler Professor of Religious Studies, Elizabethtown College
Date de publication : Nov 20, 2025
Langue : anglais
Nombre de pages : 210
Éditeur : Cambridge University Press
ISBN : 9781009628457
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