Afterlives of the Bhagavad Gita

This volume stems from the understanding that historiographical analyses of the Gita''s reception overlook the element of its translation. It begins with this recognition and posits translation as fundamental to any understanding of the Gita''s reception. It examines in depth and compares how translations of the Gita do not seek the same aims in all places and at all times and recognizes that tran...