Nagappa Gowda

The Bhagavadgita in the Nationalist Discourse

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the role of the Bhagavadgita in the formation of nationalist thought and analyses how the text was deployed as the central terrain of nationalist contestation and in the diverse ethico-moral mappings of the nation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 140mm x 221mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780198072065
• ISBN-10: 0198072066
• Artikelnr.: 40266546

Autorenporträt

Nagappa Gowda is Head of the Department of Political Science, Government Degree College, Kushalnagar, Karnataka.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* 1: The Gita and Culturing the Nation: Bankim's Reading of the Gita
* 2: The Sthitaprajna as the Base of the Nation: Tilak's Reading of the
Gita
* 3: Taking the Gita to the Masses: Vivekananda's Understanding of the
Gita
* 4: Nation in Spiritual Quest: Aurobindo and the Gita
* 5: Anasaktiyoga as the Essence of the Gita: Gandhi's Interpretation
of the Gita
* 6: Svadharma and the Nation: Vinoba's Reading of the Gita
* 7: the Gita and Ambedkar: Buddhism as the Alternative
* 8: Ethical v/s Spiritual Interpretations
* Conclusion
* Index