Krsna''s Round Dance Reconsidered - Hariram Vyas''s Hindi Ras-Pancadhyayi

Concerned with the process in Hinduism of reinterpreting classical texts and imbuing them with new inspiration. An example par excellence is Hariram Vyas's Ras-pancadhyayi, the earliest known Braj Bhasa version of the five chapters of Bhagavatapurana on Krsna's Dance with the Gopis.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Text and Transmission; Chapter 2 R?s-pañc?dhy?y?: Text and Translation; Chapter 3 The Tradition Reinterpreted; Conclusion;

About the author

Heidi Rika Maria Pauwels

Summary

Concerned with the process in Hinduism of reinterpreting classical texts and imbuing them with new inspiration.

Additional text

'This excellent study fills an important gap in the materials needed for continuing progress in the study of north Indian Krsna poetry and religion.' - Stuart McGregor, Bulletin of SOAS

Product details

• Authors: Heidi Rika Maria Pauwels, Pauwels Heidi Rika Maria
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2016
• EAN: 9781138974128
• ISBN: 978-1-138-97412-8
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, Hinduism, Literary studies: general