The Universal Gita: Western Images of the Bhagavad Gita a Bicentenary Survey
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (882 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812691296 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Beyond the "Mystical East" This is an excellent, excellent book, although not one calculated to appeal to enthusiasts of the neo-Hindu revival (in whichever form) - because of course it is a history of the modern reception of one of the books most important to that movement, and so in part a history of that movement. Still, for anyone uncommitted to the Gita as either a prefiguration of computer science/quantum mechanics/other imported notions of supreme . The Gold in the Gita We learn from the jacket of this book that Eric Sharpe, at the time he wrote it, was Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Sydney, Australia. Apparently he is a leading scholarly authority on religion, and he has written many books on New Testament Studies, Indian cultural history, Hinduism, the Christian missionary impact on India, Scandinavian religious life, and general theological issues.The present book, as it
This book analyzes this Westernized Hinduism and examines such groups as the Hare Krishna movement and German National Socialists.. The Bhagavad Gita influenced Western writers like Southey, Emerson and Thoreau and as a result of these interpretations, became popularized in India