Forms of Krishna

Collected Essays on Vaishnava Murtis

Steven Rosen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

282 Seiten

2023
Lexington Books (Verlag)
9781666930269 (ISBN)

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The first book of its kind, Forms of Krishna: Collected Essays on Vaishnava Mūrtis is an exotic journey into the heart of Indian spirituality, explaining the entire esoteric tradition, including yoga and meditation, through a sampling of revered Vaishnava icons, Deities worship in temples throughout the world.

Scholars of religion and seekers in general will find Forms of Krishna: Collected Essays on Vaishnava Murtis to be an informative introduction to Indic philosophy and Vaishnava history, particularly in terms of Krishna’s form and the underlying theological and scriptural background for the worship of his iconic image. For those who are already so informed, many details of Krishna and his worship are unveiled for the first time (at least in the English language), and this is especially so for the much beloved icons explored in these pages, whose full story may be hard to find, even in Sanskrit and Bengali literature. Just as Krishna’s form and its many variants are central to Gau?iya Vaishnava thought, the entire philosophy of Indian spirituality, including yoga and meditation, can be understood through these forms in both direct and indirect ways. Steven J. Rosen, well known in the field as founding editor of the Journal of Vaishnava Studies, brings his vast learning to bear, as readers are brought into the esoteric world of Vaishnavism.

Steven J. Rosen (Satyaraja Dasa) is a biographer, scholar, and author in the fields of philosophy, Indic religion, and comparative spirituality.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Yuga Avataras: God(s) of a Different Color
Chapter Two: Ten From Infinity: The Dasavatara Story
Chapter Three: Ropes of Love: The Sweet Pastimes of Sri Sri Radha-Damodara
Chapter Four: Radha Raman — Three Deities in One
Chapter Five: Jagannath: The Entire Universe in a Block of Wood
Chapter Six: The Country Charm of Sri Sri Radha-Vrindaban Chandra
Chapter Seven: The Intimate Majesty of Sri Sri Rukmi?i-Dvarakadhisa
Chapter Eight: S´ri¯ Na¯thji¯, Madhavendra Puri, and the Dawn of Love
Chapter Nine: Hawaii Five-O: The Pañca Tattva in the Aloha State
Chapter Ten: Sri-Sri Radha-Gopinath: The Apogee of Krishna Consciousness
Bibliography
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	21.02.2023
Reihe/Serie	Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical
Vorwort	Kenneth Valpey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 236 mm
Gewicht	553 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
ISBN-13	9781666930269 / 9781666930269
Zustand	Neuware