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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Truth about the Gita: A Closer Look at Hindu Scripture. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Taking a rationalist, skeptical approach, a journalist and humanist advocatecritiques the famous BhagavadGita on many levels. Among other things, he points out the improbability of the historical events recounted, the logical inconsistencies in the work, and, above all, the retrograde moral perspective represented by the characters. He emphasizes that the long dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and Lord Krishna (an incarnation of the god Vishnu) ends up by condoning violence, even wholesale slaughter. Furthermore, the work extols the Hindu caste system as noble and reinforces superstitions about reincarnation and karma. All of this was anathema to the author, who spent much of his career working for human rights and critical thinking.For students of Indian literature in both the East and West, this critical appraisal of a classic Hindu epic will prove enlightening. …

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is an intelligent critical examination of "The Bhagavad Gita", one of the most famous Hindu sacred texts. "The Bhagavad Gita" is one of the most famous works of Hindu scripture, ranking in importance alongside the Vedas and the Upanishads as a key sacred text. Considering the popularity of this historical epic and the deferential feelings toward it, intellectuals in India have been reluctant to examine the text from a critical standpoint, as scholars in the West have done in regard to the sacred texts of Christianity and Judaism. One exception to this kid-gloves attitude is this iconoclastic examination of "The Gita" by journalist and humanist advocate V.R. Narla. Taking a rationalist, sceptical approach, Narla critiques "The Gita" on many levels, pointing out the improbability of the historical events recounted, the logical inconsistencies in the work, and, above all, the retrograde moral perspective represented by the characters. "The Bhagavad Gita" is one of the most famous works of Hindu scripture, ranking in importance alongside the Vedas and the Upanishads as a key sacred text. This title presents an examination of "The Bhagavad Gita". Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Osmania University Diamond Jubilee Lecture. With Notes and References. 52 pages. Slight browning to spine. Small annotations by previous owner on numerous pages. Size: 220mm Tall. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is an intelligent critical examination of "The Bhagavad Gita", one of the most famous Hindu sacred texts. "The Bhagavad Gita" is one of the most famous works of Hindu scripture, ranking in importance alongside the Vedas and the Upanishads as a key sacred text. Considering the popularity of this historical epic and the deferential feelings toward it, intellectuals in India have been reluctant to examine the text from a critical standpoint, as scholars in the West have done in regard to the sacred texts of Christianity and Judaism. One exception to this kid-gloves attitude is this iconoclastic examination of "The Gita" by journalist and humanist advocate V.R. Narla. Taking a rationalist, sceptical approach, Narla critiques "The Gita" on many levels, pointing out the improbability of the historical events recounted, the logical inconsistencies in the work, and, above all, the retrograde moral perspective represented by the characters. "The Bhagavad Gita" is one of the most famous works of Hindu scripture, ranking in importance alongside the Vedas and the Upanishads as a key sacred text. This title presents an examination of "The Bhagavad Gita". Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Taking a rationalist, skeptical approach, a journalist and humanist advocatecritiques the famous BhagavadGita on many levels. Among other things, he points out the improbability of the historical events recounted, the logical inconsistencies in the work, and, above all, the retrograde moral perspective represented by the characters. He emphasizes that the long dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and Lord Krishna (an incarnation of the god Vishnu) ends up by condoning violence, even wholesale slaughter. Furthermore, the work extols the Hindu caste system as noble and reinforces superstitions about reincarnation and karma. All of this was anathema to the author, who spent much of his career working for human rights and critical thinking.For students of Indian literature in both the East and West, this critical appraisal of a classic Hindu epic will prove enlightening. …

Rústica (Tapa blanda). Condition: Nuevo. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. Tienes en tus manos una antología que nace con espíritu solidario. Diecinueve relatos históricos que abarcan diversos momentos y lugares. Diecinueve autores que pretenden poner su granito de arena; paliar, aunque solo sea un poco, el abandono institucional que sufre la cultura española. Un recorrido de miles de años de la mano de novelistas con reconocida trayectoria en el género, que unen fuerzas e ilusión en un proyecto cuyos derechos de autor irán a parar a la Biblioteca Viva de al-Ándalus, entidad dedicada al cuidado y proyección de nuestro patrimonio. Pedazos de historia y de ficción que, unidos en el presente, conforman un telar multicolor en el que rigor y dramatismo se combinan para recordarnos lo que fuimos. Lo que somos. Lo que podemos ser. Líderes imbatidos que pretenden domar la naturaleza, marinos mercantes en tiempos de guerra, frailes rebeldes que buscan la luz en la oscuridad, caudillos íberos en lucha contra el invasor, víctimas del terror revolucionario, usureros medievales que encuentran la horma de su zapato, archiveros al rescate del pasado, genios renacentistas, aristócratas persas, pilotos de caza, califas cordobeses, titanes asiáticos, judíos sevillanos, poetisas de Lesbos, princesas egipcias, esclavas capaces de atemorizar a los poderosos, damas que luchan por el voto femenino, que conquistan territorios exóticos o se alzan contra los viejos cánones. Lo que te traemos solo son Retales del pasado para ayudar en el presente. LIBRO.…

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Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. &Uumlber den AutorBy V. R. Narla - Introduction by Innaiah NarisettiKlappentextrnrnTaking a rationalist, skeptical approach, a journalist and humanist advocate critiques the famous Bhagavad Gita on many levels. Among.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Autor/Autorin: Narla VaralaxmiDr.Varalaxmi.Narla received M.Sc., Degree from Osmania University and her Ph.D., From S.K.University. She has vast experience in teaching, she trained both under graduate and Post graduate students. She has published .…

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Autor/Autorin: Narla VaralaxmiDr.Varalaxmi.Narla is a Asst.Professor of the Department of Physics, Kakatiya University, Warangal.She has 15 years of experience in teaching to the undergraduvate and postgraduvate students and has published papers in.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. The Truth About the Gita | A Closer Look at Hindu Scripture | V. R. Narla | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2010 | Prometheus | EAN 9781616141837 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…