Dance of Divine Love : the Rāsa Līlā of Krishna from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, India's classic sacred love story /
"The heart of this book is a dramatic love poem, the Rasa Lila, which is the ultimate focal point of one of the most treasured Sanskrit texts of India, the Bhagavata Purana. Judged a literary masterpiece by Indian and Western scholars alike, this work of poetic genius and religious vision is on...
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| 130 | 0 | |a Puranas. |p Bhāgavatapurāṇa. |k Selections. | |
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Dance of Divine Love : |b the Rāsa Līlā of Krishna from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, India's classic sacred love story / |c introduced, translated, and illuminated [by] Graham M. Schweig. |
| 260 | |a Princeton, N.J. : |b Princeton University Press, |c c2005. | ||
| 300 | |a xxiii, 390 p. : |b ill., 1 map ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-365) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Foreword / |r Norvin Hein -- |t Pronunciation -- |t Introduction The Sacred Love Story -- |t A Drama of Love -- |t Sacred Love Stories -- |t India's Song of Songs -- |t Bhagavata as the Ultimate Scripture -- |t Sacred Context of the Rasa Lila -- |t Poems from the Bhagavata Purana -- |t Dance of Divine Love: Rasa Lila -- |t Krishna Attracts the Gopis and Disappears -- |t The Gopis Search for Krishna -- |t The Song of the Gopis: Gopi Gita -- |t Krishna Reappears and Speaks of Love -- |t The Rasa Dance -- |t Song of the Flute: Venu Gita -- |t Song of the Black Bee: Bhramara Gita -- |t Textual Illuminations -- |t Background of the Text -- |t Devotional Love as "Rasa" -- |t Ancient Sources of Devotional Love -- |t Devotional Love as the Path to God -- |t Forms of the Deity Vishnu -- |t Aspects of the Story -- |t Framing Passages of the Rasa Lila -- |t Poetic and Dramatic Dimensions -- |t Krishna: Lord of Love and Beauty -- |t Vraja: Pastoral Paradise -- |t Yogamaya: Potency for Intimacy -- |t The Gopis: Beloveds of Krishna -- |t The Special Gopi: Radha -- |t Messages of the Text -- |t Devotional Yoga Transcends Death -- |t Ethical Boundaries and Boundless Love -- |t The Vision of Devotional Love -- |t Symbolism in the Rasa Lila -- |t Notes and Comments -- |t The Sanskrit Text -- |t Note on Translation -- |t Poetic Meters in Sanskrit Text -- |t Accent and Syllable Length: Emphasis and Rhythm in Sanskrit Verse -- |t Sanskrit Meters Used in Rasa Lila Text -- |t Storyline and Poetic Meter Analysis -- |t Verse Numbering Variations and Actual Verse Count -- |t Synoptic Analysis of the Rasa Lila. |
| 520 | 1 | |a "The heart of this book is a dramatic love poem, the Rasa Lila, which is the ultimate focal point of one of the most treasured Sanskrit texts of India, the Bhagavata Purana. Judged a literary masterpiece by Indian and Western scholars alike, this work of poetic genius and religious vision is one of the world's greatest sacred love stories and, as Graham Schweig demonstrates, should be regarded as India's Song of Songs. The story presents the supreme deity as the youthful and amorous cowherd, Krishna, who joins his beloved maidens in an enchanting and celebratory "dance of divine love."" "Schweig introduces this work of poetry and theology to the Western world in the form of a translation and scholarly treatment. His 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. Schweig illuminates the religious dimensions and ethical nuances of the drama, drawing widely from the commentaries and esoteric vision of masters of the Caitanya school of Vaishnavism, a prominent devotional Hindu tradition." "Themes such as transcendence of death through love, the yoga of devotion, the contrast between worldly love and passionate love for God, and the dialectical tension between ethical boundaries and boundless love are presented. The final event of the Rasa dance, the author concludes, presents a dynamic symbol of supreme love that provides the basis for theological vision of genuine religious pluralism."--BOOK JACKET. | |
| 630 | 0 | 0 | |a Puranas. |p Bhāgavatapurāṇa |x Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Rādhā (Hindu deity) | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Krishna (Hindu deity) | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Rāsa līlā (Dance) | |
| 600 | 0 | 0 | |a Krishna |c (Hindu deity) |
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| 655 | 7 | |a Criticism, interpretation, etc. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Schweig, Graham M., |d 1953- | |
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