Krishna: A Sourcebook - Couverture souple

 
9780195148923: Krishna: A Sourcebook
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0195148924 ISBN 13 : 9780195148923
Editeur : Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2007

Synopsis

In the West Krishna is primarily known as the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita. But it is the stories of Krishna's childhood and his later exploits that have provided some of the most important and widespread sources of religious narrative in the Hindu religious landscape. This volume brings together new translations of representative samples of Krishna religious literature from a variety of genres -- classical, popular, regional, sectarian, poetic, literary, and philosophical.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In the West Krishna is primarily known as the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita. But it is the stories of Krishna's childhood and his later exploits that have provided some of the most important and widespread sources of religious narrative in the Hindu religious landscape. This volume brings together new translations of representative samples of Krishna religious literature from a variety of genres -- classical, popular, regional, sectarian, poetic, literary, and philosophical.

Revue de presse

This book provides a fine overview of the diversity, strengths, and weaknesses of the current state of American research on Krishna. ...Krishna: A Sourcebook is to be recommended to all those interested in this Hindu deity. Even experts in the area are sure to discover gems as they move through the useful research found in this volume. (Journal of the American Oriental Society)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195148924
ISBN 13 
9780195148923
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
592
Éditeur
Bryant Edwin F.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780195148916: Krishna: A Sourcebook

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0195148916 ISBN 13 :  9780195148916
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2007
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