The Bhagavad Gita
Seiten
2003
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-14-044918-1 (ISBN)
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-14-044918-1 (ISBN)
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The Bhagavad Gita is an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and is also one of the masterpieces of Sanskrit poetry. It describes how, at the beginning of a mighty battle between the Pandava and Kaurava armies, thegod Krishna gives spiritual enlightenment to the warrior Arjuna, who realizes that the true battle is for his own soul.
The Bhagavad Gita is an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and is also one of the masterpieces of Sanskrit poetry. It describes how, at the beginning of a mighty battle between the Pandava and Kaurava armies, thegod Krishna gives spiritual enlightenment to the warrior Arjuna, who realizes that the true battle is for his own soul.
Juan Mascaro studied Sanskrit, Pali and English at Cambridge University, and later became Professor of English at the University of Barcelona. After the Spanish Civil War, he returned to settle in England permanently. He also translated some Upanishads and the Dhammapada for Penguin Classics. Simon Brodbeck studied at the universities of Cambridge and London, and completed a Ph.D. thesis on the Bhagavad Gita at the School of Oriental and African Studies.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.2.2003 |
|---|---|
| Einführung | Simon Brodbeck |
| Übersetzer | Juan Mascaró |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 125 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus |
| ISBN-10 | 0-14-044918-3 / 0140449183 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-044918-1 / 9780140449181 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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