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The Bhagavata Purana - Sacred Text and Living Tradition by Ravi Gupta (Editor),‎ Kenneth Valpey (Editor)

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Indian and Hindu Texts

Publisher: Columbia University Press (March 19, 2013)
ISBN: 978-0231149990
Paperback: 296 pages
About: Introducing the Bhagavata Purana's key themes while also examining its extensive influence on Hindu thought and practice, this collection conducts the first multidimensional reading of the entire text. Each essay focuses on a key theme of the Bhagavata Purana 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, it's shaping of Indian culture, and its ongoing relevance to contemporary Indian concerns...

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