Krishna A Sourcebook

Name: Krishna A Sourcebook
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ISBN: 9780195148916

ISBN-10: 0195148916

ISBN-13: 9780195148916

Edition: 2007

Authors: Edwin F. Bryant

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Krishna is one of the most important deities in the Hindu pantheon, judging by the themes that have emerged in Hindu drama, poetry, dance, painting, song, literature, iconography and temple worship over the last millennium and more. Although for most people outside of India the Bhagavad Gita comes to mind when thinking of Krishna, there is also an abundance of other popular, sectarian and scholastic literary genres focused on this deity that is not readily available, which has had as much influence as the Bhagavad Gita, if not more. In this collection, leading scholars of Hinduism offer new translations of the most popular and prominent samples of Krishna religious literature spanning over…

Book details

List price: $125.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/18/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 592
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.18" long x 1.69" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

EDWIN F. BRYANTreceived his PhD in Indology from Columbia University. He is a professor of Hindu religion and philosophy at Rutgers University, and also teaches workshops on the yoga su- tras and other Hindu texts in yoga communities around the world.



Contributors


Introduction



Classical Source Material



Krishna in the Mahabharata: The Death of Karna




Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita




The Harivamsa: The Dynasty of Krishna




Krishna in the Tenth Book of the Bhagavata Purana




Regional Literary Expressions



Orissa: Shri Krishna Jagannatha: The Mushali-parva from Sarala's Mahabharata




Assam: Shankaradeva's Parijata Harana Nata




Tamil Nadu: Weaving Garlands in Tamil: The Poetry of the Alvars




Maharashtra: Games with God: Sakhya-bhakti in Marathi Sant Poetry




Braj: Fishing in Sur's Ocean




Rajasthan: Mirabai and Her Poetry




Gujarat: Govinda's Glory: Krishna-Lila in the songs of Narasinha Mehta




Sanskrit from Tamil Nadu: At Play in the Forests of the Lord: The Gopalavimshati of Vedantadeshika




Philosophy and Theology



Krishna in Advaita Vedanta: The Supreme Brahman in Human Form




Ramanuja and the Meaning of Krishna's Descent and Embodiment on This Earth




Madhva Vedanta and Krishna




The Six Sandarbhas of Jiva Gosvami




A Selection from the Bhaktirasamritasindhu of Rupa Gosvamin: The Foundational Emotions (Sthayi-bhavas)




The Divine Feminine in the Theology of Krishna




Hagiography and Praxis



Kumbhandas: The Devotee as Salt of the Earth




The Bade Shikshapatra: A Vallabhite Guide to the Worship of Krishna's Divine Images




Vaishnava Pilgrimage: Select Puranic Texts




Chaitanya Vaishnavism and the Holy Names