Who Wrote the Bhagavadgita

by Meghnad Desai

A humanist critique of the Gita, 'the most influential work in Indian thought'

The Gita is an evolving response which deals with the conflicts between Veda and Vedanta and then with the challenge posed to Vedanta by Buddhism. Its shift to Bhakti is the climax of the battle between Brahmanism and Buddhism. There are probably multiple authors of the Gita as shown by stylistic changes and the frequent shift of subject matter. For Meghnad Desai,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9351361659
• ISBN13: 9789351361657
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Element
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"