Jedi in the Lotus
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| Namn | The Jedi in the Lotus | |
Förlag
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Arktos | |
Författare
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Steven J. Rosen | |
Publicerad
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2010 | |
Bindning
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Limbunden | |
Antal sidor
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186 | |
Språk
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Engelska | |
ISBN
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978-1-907166-11-2 | |
The Jedi in the Lotus är en bok av Steven J. Rosen, utgiven 2010 av Arktos.
Bokens baksidestext
"The Jedi in the Lotus is the first-ever examination of the Star Wars universe from a Hindu perspective, illuminating many hitherto undiscovered aspects of the background and meaning of the widely acclaimed film series.
We are shown how its creators were influenced by the famed mythologist, Joseph Campbell, whose reading of the ancient Indian Epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata, can be seen throughout the Star Wars films. This book also demonstrates how the metaphysical understanding of the Jedi Knights and the divinity conceived of as ‘the Force’ have resonances with teachings passed down by Hindu gurus and mystics for centuries, and how fantastic worlds and technology similar to that of the Star Wars universe were described in myths that are millennia old — and may even have had some basis in reality.
Finally, The Jedi in the Lotus shows us how the Hindu traditions at the basis of Star Wars offer an alternative vision to the purely materialistic, soulless world of modernity."[1]
Referenser
- ↑ Steven Rosen, The Jedi in the Lotus (Arktos: London, 2010)
