The Bhāgavata Purrāṇa
Subtitle: sacred text and living tradition
By: edited by Ravi M. Gupta and Kenneth R. Valpey
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780231149983; 9780231149990; 9780231531474
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Puranas
Description: "Introducing the Bhāgavata Purāṇa's key themes while also examining its extensive influence on Hindu thought and practice, this collection conducts ... [a] multidimensional reading of the entire text. Each essay focuses on a key theme of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa and its subsequent presence in Hindu theology, performing arts, ritual recitation, and commentary. The authors consider the relationship between the sacred text and the divine image, the text's metaphysical and cosmological underpinnings, its shaping of Indian culture, and its ongoing relevance to contemporary Indian concerns"--Cover, page [4].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.