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Book SynopsisThe BhÄgavata PurÄna is a versatile Hindu sacred text containing more than 14,000 Sanskrit verses. Finding its present form around the tenth century C.E., the work inspired several major north Indian devotional traditions as well as schools of dance and drama, and continues to permeate popular Hindu art and ritual in both India and the diaspora.
Trade ReviewHighly recommended. Choice A much needed analysis of the [Bhagavata Purana] as a whole... a valuable addition to Bhagavata studies. International Journal of Hindu Studies
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction. Churning the Ocean of L?l?: Themes for Bhagavata Study Part One: The World of the Bh?gavata 1. Reading: Pur??ic Trekking Along the Path of the Bh?gavatas 2. Time and Narrative: A Ma??ala of Remembrance: The Bh?gavata Pur??a's Time-Transcending Narrative of L?l? 3. Cosmology: Dialogues on Natural Theology: The Bh?gavata Pur??a's Cosmology as Religious Practice 4. Ethics: "May Calamities Befall Us at Every Step": The Bh?gavata's Response to the Problem of Evil 5. Commentary: Vallabha, the Bh?gavata Pur??a, and the Path of Grace 6. Sacred Geography: Vraja-Dh?man: Krishna Embodied in Geographic Place and Transcendent Space 7. Theology: The R?sa L?l? of Krishna and the Gop?s: On the Bh?gavata's Vision of Boundless Love Part Two: The Bh?gavata in the World 8. Boundaries: Heresies and Heretics in the Bh?gavata Pur??a 9. Dance: Krishna Come Soon: Bharata Natyam and the Bh?gavata Pur??a on Stage 10. Song: Two Braj Bh??? Versions of the R?sa L?l? Panc?dhy?y? and Their Musical Performance in Vai??ava Worship 11. Recitation: 12. Text History: Modern Reception and Text Migration of the Bh?gavata Pur??a Bibliography List of Contributors Index
