John Stratton Hawley

Krishna's Playground

Vrindavan in the 21st Century

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Produktbeschreibung

Many call Vrindavan the spiritual capital of India-it's Krishna's eternal playground-but the world is gobbling it up. Delhi's vast sprawl is engulfing the town, the waters of the Yamuna are too polluted to drink or even bathe in, and temples are fast becoming theme parks. One of them will be the world's tallest religious building. This book chronicles Vrindavan's feisty, colorful energy-Hinduism in rapid change. But will the town survive?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9780190123987
• ISBN-10: 0190123982
• Artikelnr.: 58459235

Autorenporträt

John Stratton Hawley is Claire Tow Professor of Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University, US.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Note on the Text
Map of Vrindavan
1. Paradise--Lost?
2. The Battle of Keshi Ghat
3. Mall of Vrindavan
4. The Skyscraper Temple
5. A Diff erent Refuge for Women
6. Being Shrivatsa
7. The Sign of Our Times
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author