{"product_id":"dance-of-divine-love-9780691114460","title":"Dance of Divine Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduces the Rasa Lila, a dramatic love poem of exquisite poetry and profound theology to the Western world. This book explores the historical context and literary genre of the work and elucidates the aesthetic and emotional richness of the composition, highlighting poignant details of this drama of divine love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the most complete presentation of the Rasa Lila, focusing on the text and story itself and looking at it, as it requires, from each of its many viewpoints. The scholarship and teaching quality are first-rate... Schweig's approach is inclusive, consciously reaching out to all levels of reader\/devotee\/connoisseur and clearly wishing not to leave anyone behind... [E]veryone interested in Hinduism, literature, and religion should consider buying this book.\"--James D. Redington, S.J., Journal of Vaishnava Studies \"A fascinating study and eloquent translation of the beloved story of the all-attractive god Krishna's nocturnal dalliances with the cowherder women of Vraja as described in the Bhagavata Purana... Schweig render[s] this Sanskrit classic into elegant English.\"--Joel Bordeaux, Altar Magazine This book is an event-for Vaishnavas and everyone else. Long awaited by insiders, it will be a grace to outsiders, too... [E]veryone interested in Hinduism, literature, and religion should consider buying this boo--especially those who incline to mystical love religion and its literature.\"--James D. Redington, Jr., Yoga and Vaishnavism \"Scholars of Vaisnavism will be pleased by this volume and its singular focus.\"--Frederick M. Smith, Religious Studies Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables ix  Foreword by Norvin Hein xi  Acknowledgments xvii  Pronunciation xxi  Abbreviations xxv      Introduction: The Sacred Love Story 1  A Drama of Love 1  Sacred Love Stories 6  India's Song of Songs 8  Bh gavata as the Ultimate Scripture 11  Sacred Context of the Rasa Lila 16      Part I: Poems from the Bhagavata Purana     Dance of Divine Love: Rasa Lila 23  Act One. Krishna Attracts the Gop s and Disappears 25  Act Two. The Gop s Search for Krishna 39  Act Three. The Song of the Gopis: Gopi Gita 51  Act Four. Krishna Reappears and Speaks of Love 58  Act Five. The Rasa Dance 65      Song of the Flute: Venu Gita 78  Song of the Black Bee: Bhramara Gita 86      Part II: Textual Illuminations     Chapter 1: Background of the Text 97  Devotional Love as \"Rasa\" 97  Ancient Sources of Devotional Love 101  Devotional Love as the Path to God 105  Forms of the Deity Vishnu 108      Chapter 2: Aspects of the Story 111  Framing Passages of the Rasa Lila 111  Poetic and Dramatic Dimensions 114  Krishna: Lord of Love and Beauty 117  Vraja: Pastoral Paradise 125  Yogamaya :Potency for Intimacy 130  The Gopis: Beloveds of Krishna 137  The Special Gopi :Radha 147      Chapter 3: Messages of the Text 152  Devotional Yoga Transcends Death 152  Ethical Boundaries and Boundless Love 158  The Vision of Devotional Love 166  Symbolism in the Rasa Lila 172      Part III: Notes and Comments     Introduction 187  Act One 189  Act Two 222  Act Three 237  Act Four 250  Act Five 263      Part IV: The Sanskrit Text     Introduction 291  Act One 293  Act Two 304  Act Three 313  Act Four 318  Act Five 322      Appendix 1: Note on Translation 331  Appendix 2: Poetic Meters in Sanskrit Text 336  Accent and Syllable Length: Emphasis and Rhythm in Sanskrit Verse 337  Sanskrit Meters Used in R sa L l Te x t 337  Story Line and Poetic Meter Analysis 339  Verse Number Variations and Actual Verse Count 342  Appendix 3: Synoptic Analysis of the Rasa Lila 344      Glossary 347  Bibliography 355  Index 367","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403728200023,"sku":"9780691114460","price":51.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691114460.jpg?v=1730484372","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dance-of-divine-love-9780691114460","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}