The Bhagavad Gita : (Record no. 136352)

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International Standard Book Number 9780691139968
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International Standard Book Number 0691139962
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Standard number or code 40024209681
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Standard number or code 9780691139968
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System control number (OCoLC)877364296
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050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number BL 1138.66
Item number .D38 2015
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100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Davis, Richard H.,
Dates associated with a name 1951-
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Bhagavad Gita :
Remainder of title a biography /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Richard H. Davis.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Princeton :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Princeton University Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2015
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Extent x, 243 pages :
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Dimensions 20 cm.
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490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Lives of great religious books
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "The Bhagavad Gita, perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, is universally regarded as one of the world's spiritual and literary masterpieces. Richard Davis tells the story of this venerable and enduring book, from its origins in ancient India to its reception today as a spiritual classic that has been translated into more than seventy-five languages. The Gita opens on the eve of a mighty battle, when the warrior Arjuna is overwhelmed by despair and refuses to fight. He turns to his charioteer, Krishna, who counsels him on why he must. In the dialogue that follows, Arjuna comes to realize that the true battle is for his own soul. Davis highlights the place of this legendary dialogue in classical Indian culture, and then examines how it has lived on in diverse settings and contexts. He looks at the medieval devotional traditions surrounding the divine character of Krishna and traces how the Gita traveled from India to the West, where it found admirers in such figures as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Aldous Huxley. Davis explores how Indian nationalists like Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda used the Gita in their fight against colonial rule, and how contemporary interpreters reanimate and perform this classical work for audiences today. An essential biography of a timeless masterpiece, this book is an ideal introduction to the Gita and its insights into the struggle for self-mastery that we all must wage."--Jacket.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note The Bhagavad Gita in the time of its composition -- Krishna and his Gita in medieval India -- Passages from India -- Krishna, the Gita, and the Indian nation -- Modern gitas : translations -- The Gita in our time : performances -- The Bhagavad Gita in great time -- Glossary of Sanskrit terms -- Select English translations of the Bhagavad Gita.
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Uniform title Bhagavadg�it�a
General subdivision History.
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Uniform title Bhagavadg�it�a
General subdivision Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Uniform title Lives of great religious books.
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    Library of Congress Classification     Storms Research Center Storms Research Center Main Collection 10/28/2025   BL 1138.66 .D38 2015 98651017 10/28/2025 14.97 10/28/2025 Book