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The Bhagavata Purana: Sacred Text and Living Tradition
Ravi M (Edito Gupta
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Description for The Bhagavata Purana: Sacred Text and Living Tradition
Paperback. Editor(s): Gupta, Ravi M.; Valpey, Kenneth Russell. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 398.
A vibrant example of living literature, the Bhagavata Purana is a versatile Hindu sacred text written in Sanskrit verse. Finding its present form by the tenth century C.E., the work inspired several major north Indian devotional (bhakti) traditions as well as schools of dance and drama, and continues to permeate popular Hindu art and ritual in both India and the diaspora. Introducing the Bhagavata Purana's key themes while also examining its extensive influence on Hindu thought and practice, this collection conducts the first multidimensional reading of the entire text. Each essay focuses on a key theme of the Bhagavata Purana ... Read more
A vibrant example of living literature, the Bhagavata Purana is a versatile Hindu sacred text written in Sanskrit verse. Finding its present form by the tenth century C.E., the work inspired several major north Indian devotional (bhakti) traditions as well as schools of dance and drama, and continues to permeate popular Hindu art and ritual in both India and the diaspora. Introducing the Bhagavata Purana's key themes while also examining its extensive influence on Hindu thought and practice, this collection conducts the first multidimensional reading of the entire text. Each essay focuses on a key theme of the Bhagavata Purana ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
405g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231149990
SKU
V9780231149990
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About Ravi M (Edito Gupta
Ravi M. Gupta is associate professor of religious studies at the The College of William and Mary and is the author of The Caitanya Vaisnava Vedanta of Jiva Gosvami: When Knowledge Meets Devotion. Kenneth R. Valpey is a research fellow of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies and has been a regular visiting scholar at the Chinese University of ... Read more
Reviews for The Bhagavata Purana: Sacred Text and Living Tradition
Highly recommended. Choice A much needed analysis of the [Bhagavata Purana] as a whole... a valuable addition to Bhagavata studies. International Journal of Hindu Studies