Krishna, the Butter Thief

Informationen zum Autor John Stratton Hawley Klappentext The author traces the development of the theme of Krishna as butter thief from its earliest appearance in literature and art until the present. He focuses on the dramas (ras lilas) of Krishna's native Braj and on the Sur Sagar, a collection of verse attributed to the sixteenth-century poet Sur Das that is as familiar to Hindi speakers as Mother Goose is to us.Originally published in 1983.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Zusammenfassung The author traces the development of the theme of Krishna as butter thief from its earliest appearance in literature and art until the present. He focuses on the dramas (ras lilas) of Krishna's native Braj and on the Sur Sagar, a collection of verse attributed to the sixteenth-century poet Sur Das that is as familiar to Hindi speakers as Mother Goo

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Stratton Hawley, John Hawley, Hawley John Stratton
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.05.2016
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi
• EAN: 9780691641218
• ISBN: 978-0-691-64121-8
• Numero di pagine: 440
• Serie: Princeton Legacy Library > 2502; Princeton Legacy Library
• Categorie: Religion, Prostitution, Bhakti, Sanskrit, Yogurt, Poetry, Yogi, sin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Indic, Vishnu, Krishna, Bharatanatyam, Brahmacharya, Trickster, Brahma, Hinduism, Literary studies: general, lustration, Anthropomorphism, theft, Badami, Modern Indic languages, Warfare, Asceticism, Cruelty, celibacy, robbery, Censure, Bhagavata Purana, I Wish (manhwa), Superiority (short story), V., soliloquy, stupidity, Creation myth, Miser, Vyasa, Puranas, Kamsa, Ravana, Yajna, Internal rhyme, Vaishnavism, Aurangzeb, Tulsidas, Fetter (Buddhism), orgy, Like Crazy, Surdas, Braj, Gopi, Banerjee, Bhagavata, butterscotch, A Pack of Lies, Posting (laundering process), Kartikeya, Digambara, Balarama, Little Satan (Israel title), Goswami, Putana, Radha Krishna, Kaliya, Thief of Thieves, Mohini, Consubstantiality, Nanda Baba, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Gram Flour, Periyalvar, Harivamsa, Govind