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Krishna's mandala : Bhagavata religion and beyond

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Krishna's mandala : Bhagavata religion and beyond / D. Dennis Hudson ; edited and introduced by John Stratton Hawley with a foreword by Romila Thapar.

Author

Hudson, D. Dennis.

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New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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xxxvi, 298 p. : ill., map; 23 cm.

Summary

"This posthumous volume brings together seminal essays by one of the foremost American scholars on the religions of India. Exploring the ancient Indian milieu with an innate sense of mandala, 'the surround', D. Dennis Hudson's writings constantly engaged with the core of Bhagavata dharma -- Krishna as preceptor and lover in the real world. Hudson was driven by a desire to understand how this ancient vision of Vishnu's forceful, subtle activity managed to stay alive in south India as rulers, poets, and ordinary people changed. This collection is divided into three parts. The first part, 'Tales of Two Cities', deals with the physical, conceptual, ritual, and moral layouts of two ancient Tamil capitals -- Madurai and Kanchipuram. The second, 'Reading Bhagavata Texts -- Temples and Tomes', proposes radical interpretations of two familiar texts, the Bhagavad-Gita and the Bhagavata Purana, and shows how they connect to temple architecture. The final section, 'Andal and the Sri Vaishnava World', explores the connections between Bhagavata religion and gender, underlining the example of Andal, the only woman Alvar saint. In the introduction, John Stratton Hawley highlights the crosscurrents in Dennis Hudson's writings and situates this collection in the larger context of Hudson's academic and personal world. The foreword by Romila Thapar depicts a vigorous, passionate scholar 'not driven by scholarship alone'." -- Book jacket.

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Oxford collected essays

Uniform Title

Oxford collected essays.

Alternative Title

Bhagavata religion and beyond

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"Oxford collected essays" -- from book jacket.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Bibliography of works by D. Dennis Hudson" (p. [285]-289).

Contents

Introduction by John Stratton Hawley ---- Part I.Tales of Two Cities. 1. Madurai: The City as Goddess --- 2. Shiva, Minaksi, Vishnu: A Popular Myth in Madurai --- 3. Kancipuram --- 4. Vraja Among the Tamils ---- Part II. Reading Bhagavata Texts-Temples and Tomes. 5. The Initiation of the Emperor --- 6. The Discovery --- 7. Dating the Srimad Bhagavata Purana --- 8. The 'Barley-Corn' Pattern of Bhagavad Gita --- 9. Arjuna's Sin ---- Part III. Andal and the Sri Vaishnava World. 10. Andal Alvar: A Developing Hagiography --- 11. Andal's Desire --- 12. Bathing in Krishna --- 13. By Monkey or by Cat: How is One Saved?

Call Number

JFD 11-373

ISBN

0198062761
9780198062769

LCCN

2009305737

OCLC

465217884

Author

Hudson, D. Dennis.

Title

Krishna's mandala : Bhagavata religion and beyond / D. Dennis Hudson ; edited and introduced by John Stratton Hawley with a foreword by Romila Thapar.

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