1st Edition
Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the Hindu Tradition The Song of the Lord
List of Contents Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: The Bhagavad-Gîtâ and Modernity: The construction of ‘Hinduism’, Religion’ and ‘Scripture’ Chapter 1. Academic and Scholarly Writing Chapter 2. Social and Political Activism Chapter 3. Christian Theological and Missionary Critiques Chapter 4. Universalist Visions Chapter 5. Romantic and Mystical Insights Chapter 6. Contemporary Teachers and Movements
Conclusion: The Role and Importance of the Bhagavad-Gita: Global Presence and Contemporary Media
Biography
Catherine A. Robinson is Senior Lecturer in the Study of Religions at Bath Spa University; she is the author of Tradition and Liberation: The Hindu Tradition in the Indian Women's Movement (also published by Routledge).
'The body of Robinson's book is a careful and well-documented examination of various approaches to the Gita from the academic/scholarly orientation to the perspective of social-political activism, to Christian theological and missionary critiques, to universalist visions, and finally to the approach favoring romantic and mystical insights (notably Transcendentalism, Theosophy, and the Philosophia Perennis movement).'
'Many of the authors observations are very astute and will undoubtedly become part of all more self-critical scholarly studies of the Gita.' - Traditional Yoga Studies
