Brainwashed, by George Harrison and the Bhagavad Gita

This reading of George Harrison's final album Brainwashed-posthumously released in 2002-is guided by two principal concerns. First, when engaged in the study of spirituality in popular, secular "texts," scholars of religion are easily charged with reading too much into the objects of...

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Main Author: Gilmour, Michael J. 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2004]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2004, Volume: 8, Issue: 1
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Summary:This reading of George Harrison's final album Brainwashed-posthumously released in 2002-is guided by two principal concerns. First, when engaged in the study of spirituality in popular, secular "texts," scholars of religion are easily charged with reading too much into the objects of their inquiry. This study will represent an experiment in that the author (trained in the Christian Bible) will explore a songwriter's presentation of a religious tradition far removed from his field of expertise. I attempt to measure, in effect, what an interested but non-specialist listener might discover about religion following clues provided by the songwriter. Second, this paper offers a source-critical reading of George Harrison's writing that observes the importance of the Bhagavad Gita as the primary inspiration for this album.
ISSN:1703-289X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.8.1.004