Richard H Davis
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
"Winner of the 1999 Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize, South Asia Council of the Association of Asian Studies" Richard H. Davis is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University. His previous publications include Ritual in an Oscillating Universe: Worshiping Śiva in Medieval India (Princeton).
For many centuries, Hindus have taken it for granted that the religious images they place in temples and home shrines for purposes of worship...