The Educational Function of a Hindu Core Text in a Liberal Arts Context: Character Education and Caring for the Soul in the Bhagavadgita

Liberal arts courses sometimes face the question of whether core texts can actually ‘educate character’ or ‘care for the soul’ in the Socratic sense. The Bhagavadgita addresses these issues from a Hindu perspective. But at the same time, the educational function of a religious core text changes deci...

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Main Author: Minnema, Lourens (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2023
In: Religious education
Year: 2023, Volume: 118, Issue: 4, Pages: 325-342
Further subjects:B religious core text
B Liberal arts education
B world literature
B Bhagavadgita
B liberal freedom
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