Krishna's Song: A New Look at the Bhagavad Gita

by Steven J. Rosen

Book Overview

Rosen offers Westerners an easy-to-read introduction to a sacred text, demystifying its considerable philosophy in a user-friendly way. This is not yet another translation, merely reiterating what the Gita itself has to say. It is rather an attempt to culturally translate the text, making use of concepts and categories to which Western readers are accustomed. By engaging familiar motifs--such as issues of modernity, pop-culture icons, and well-known...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313345538
• ISBN13: 9780313345531
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.4"