Title: Exploring the Bhagavad Gita: Philosophy, Structure and Meaning

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簡介
《薄伽梵歌》這部經典傳世近二千五百年，不少人視之為「印度聖經」。Theodor博士採取比較神學的方法，以現代思維理解古籍，從不同層面探究文本意義，為讀者朋友開闢研讀入門之路。
Theodor博士於這次讀書會上簡介《薄伽梵歌》，討論這經典教誨所蘊涵的普世價值，同時探討印度文化中，《薄伽梵歌》的定位，以及與中國思想的關係。

講者簡介
Theodor博士是印度教學者，現為香港中文大學訪問學人，主要研究《薄伽梵歌》及《薄伽梵往世書》。博士除致力讓更多人認識印度的宗教及文化，同時從比較哲學角度出發，建構古典印度文化及古典中國文化關係的橋樑，新作Exploring the Bhagavad Gita: Philosophy, Structure and Meaning 一書更入選Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2011。

Brief Description
The Bhagavad Gita, composed some 2500 years ago, is a world classic and is considered by many the "Indian Bible".  Dr. Ithamar Theodor approaches this ancient text with a modern mind, locating his study within Comparative Theology and identifying the various layers of meaning in the text that will help those unacquainted with it to find their way through this complex classic.

At the book talk, Dr. Theodor will give an overview of the Gita and talk about the universal relevance of the Gita teaching, its place in Indian culture and its relation to Chinese Thoughts.

About the Speaker
Dr. Theodor is a scholar of Hinduism and currently a visiting scholar at CUHK. His main works are on the Bhagavad Gita and the Bhagavata Purana.

He is interested in introducing Indian Culture and Religion to the people of Hong Kong and beyond, and building bridges between Classical Indian Culture and Classical Chinese Culture through Comparative Philosophy.  His recent publication Exploring the Bhagavad Gita: Philosophy, Structure and Meaning, was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2011.