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Evil and the Philosophy of Retribution - Modern Commentaries on the Bhagavad-Gita (Hardcover, New)
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Evil and the Philosophy of Retribution - Modern Commentaries on the Bhagavad-Gita (Hardcover, New)
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What is 'evil'? What are the ways of overcoming this destructive
and morally recalcitrant phenomenon? To what extent is the use of
punitive violence tenable? Evil and the Philosophy of Retribution
compares the responses of three modern Indian commentators on the
Bhagavad-Gita - Aurobindo Ghose, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mahatma
Gandhi. The book reveals that some of the central themes in the
Bhagavad-Gita were transformed by these intellectuals into
categories of modern socio-political thought by reclaiming them
from pre-modern debates on ritual and renunciation. Based on
canonical texts, this work presents a fascinating account of how
the relationship between 'good', 'evil' and retribution is
construed against the backdrop of militant nationalism and the
development of modern Hinduism. Amid competing constructions of
Indian tradition as well as contemporary concerns, it traces the
emerging representations of modern Hindu self-consciousness under
colonialism, and its very understanding of evil surrounding a
textual ethos. Replete with Sanskrit, English, Marathi, and
Gujarati sources, this will especially interest scholars of modern
Indian history, philosophy, political science, history of religion,
and those interested in the Bhagavad-Gita.
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