The Iconography of the Bhagavad Gita

It is well-known that the Bhagavad Gita has assumed a place of central importance in modern Hinduism, closely related to the ongoing debate of what constitutes the main message of this sacred text. Since the late nineteenth century a Bhagavad Gila commentary has become a de rigueur exercise for Hind...

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Main Author: King, Ursula (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 1982
In: Journal of Dharma
Year: 1982, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 146-164
Further subjects:B Text and image in the Bhagavad Gita
B Images of Krishna and Arjuna based on the Bhagavad Gita
B Visual theology of a Hindu scripture
B Religious and secular meanings of the GWicarya motif
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Summary:It is well-known that the Bhagavad Gita has assumed a place of central importance in modern Hinduism, closely related to the ongoing debate of what constitutes the main message of this sacred text. Since the late nineteenth century a Bhagavad Gila commentary has become a de rigueur exercise for Hindu reformers and missionary writers, including the modern Indian gurus preaching in the West. The chan- ging role and reinterpretation of this scripture have been commented upon by many Indian and Western scholars and the cross-cultural influences at work in this reinterpretation have been extensively ana- lysed. But as far as I am aware,nobody has yet studied the iconography of the Bhagavad Gita, especially the existing illustrations of its two main characters, Krishna and Arjuna.
ISSN:0253-7222
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma