The Scientific Study of Religion: Its Contribution to the Study of the Bhagavadg?tā

Abstract. The Bhagavadg?tā is a popular Hindu text containing eighteen chapters. It begins with the hero, Arjuna, showing a marked unwillingness to engage in combat on the eve of battle. He is finally persuaded to do so by Krishna, who is an incarnation of God. Krishna actually reveals himself as su...

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Main Author: Sharma, Arvind (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2004
In: Zygon
Year: 2004, Volume: 39, Issue: 3, Pages: 707-712
Further subjects:B Weltschmerz
B Krishna
B Bhagavadg?tā
B neutral affect
B primary sensory state
B Positive Affect
B Arjuna
B Negative affect
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