Difficulty of being good : on the subtle art of dharma

By:

Das, Gurcharan

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Allen Lane New Delhi 2009Description: Iii,434p 24 cm ; HBISBN:

978-0670083497

Subject(s):

Dharma Mahabharata -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Characters and characteristics

DDC classification:

294.5923 DAS

Contents:

The central story of the Mahabharata -- Dramatis personae -- Genealogical table -- Chronology -- Prelude : I take an academic holiday -- Duryodhana's envy -- Draupadi's courage -- Yudhishthria's duty -- Arjuna's despair -- Bhishma's selflessness -- Karna's status anxiety -- Krishna's guile -- Ashwatthama's revenge -- Yudhishthira's remorse -- Mahabharata's dharma -- Dharma : the story of a word.

Summary: Addresses the central problem of how to live our lives in an examined way-holding a mirror up to us and forcing us to confront the many ways in which we deceive ourselves and others.

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The central story of the Mahabharata --
Dramatis personae --
Genealogical table --
Chronology --
Prelude : I take an academic holiday --
Duryodhana's envy --
Draupadi's courage --
Yudhishthria's duty --
Arjuna's despair --
Bhishma's selflessness --
Karna's status anxiety --
Krishna's guile --
Ashwatthama's revenge --
Yudhishthira's remorse --
Mahabharata's dharma --
Dharma : the story of a word.

Addresses the central problem of how to live our lives in an examined way-holding a mirror up to us and forcing us to confront the many ways in which we deceive ourselves and others.

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