The Bhagavadgita in the nationalist discourse
The Bhagavadgita has lent itself to several readings to defend or contest various views on life, morality, and metaphysics. It has played an important role in the formation of nationalist discourse in India. The book examines the ways in which the Gita became the central terrain of nationalist contestation, and the diverse ethico-moral mappings of the Indian nation. It also discusses issues such as the relation between the nation and the masses, renunciation and engagement with the world, the i…
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- Full title :The Bhagavadgita in the nationalist discourse / Nagappa Gowda K.
Summary
The Bhagavadgita has lent itself to several readings to defend or contest various views on life, morality, and metaphysics. It has played an important role in the formation of nationalist discourse in India. The book examines the ways in which the Gita became the central terrain of nationalist contestation, and the diverse ethico-moral mappings of the Indian nation. It also discusses issues such as the relation between the nation and the masses, renunciation and engagement with the world, the ideas of equality, freedom, and common good, in the context of a nationalist discourse. It argues that the commentaries on this timeless text opened up several possible understandings without necessarily eliminating one another. The different applications of the Bhagavadgita in the nationalist discourse can be seen in the works of B.R. Ambedkar, Swami Vivekananda, and Mahatma Gandhi.
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- Publication Date:2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:New Delhi
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 286 pages ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780198072065, 0198072066
- oclc:ocn739404505
- LC Classification:BL1138.67
- Dewey Decimal:294.5924047
Table of Contents
Culturing the nation : Bankim's reading of the Gita -- The Sthitaprajna as the foundation of the nation : Tilak and the Gita Rahasya -- Nishkama Karma and the masses: Vivekananda's understanding of the Gita -- Nation in a spiritual quest: Aurobindo and the Gita -- Anasaktiyoga and the nationalist imagination : Gandhi's interpretation of the Gita -- Svadharma and the nation : Vinoba's reading of the Gita -- The Gita and the Ambedkar: Buddhism as the alternative -- Appendix: Aurobindo versus ethicists.
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