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Unveiling the Bhagavad Gita: History, Context, and Legends

A Woman’s Gita: Bhagavad Gita by and for Western Women

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War and Society in the Mahabharata

This chapter explores the historical context of the Kurukshetra battlefield and the societal structures of ancient warfare as depicted in the Mahabharata. It contrasts the dynamics of class and the caste system with the emergence of early city-states, emphasizing how these factors influenced the nature of war and its participants during that era.

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