The Bhagavad Gita
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- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
28 September 2008
Summary
New translation of one of the central texts of Sanskrit
The Bhagavad Gita is an early epic poem that recounts the conversation between Arjuna the warrior and his charioteer Krishna, the manifestation of God. In the moments before a great battle, the dialogue sets out the important lessons Arjuna must learn to change the outcome of the war he is to fight, and culminates in Krishna revealing to the warrior his true cosmic form, counselling him to search for the universal perfection of l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140447903 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140447903 |
| Author: | Laurie L. Patton |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 28 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Laurie L. Patton
Laurie L. Patton is Winship Distinguished Research Professor and Chairperson (1996). She earned her B.A. from Harvard University and her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. For several years during the last two decades she has made her Indian home in Pune, Maharashtra. Her scholarly interests are in the interpretation of early Indian ritual and narrative, comparative mythology, literary theory in the study of religion, and women and Hinduism in contemporary India.
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