Loving Stones is a study of devotees' conceptions of and worshipful interactions with Mount Govardhan, a sacred mountain located in the Braj region of north-central India that has for centuries been considered an embodied form of Krishna.
Loving Stones is a study of devotees' conceptions of and worshipful interactions with Mount Govardhan, a sacred mountain located in the Braj region of north-central India that has for centuries been considered an embodied form of Krishna.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David L. Haberman is Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University. He has a broad interest in all religions, but specializes in the Hindu traditions of northern India. Much of his work has centered on the culture of Braj, a pilgrimage site long associated with Krishna. His present research interests track the relationship between religion, ecology and nature, with a focus on Hindu conceptions of and interaction with nonhuman entities.
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Acknowledgements Note on Translation and Transliteration Map of Mount Govardhan Introduction- Seduced by a Mountain Chapter 1- On the Slopes of Mount Govardhan: Lay of the Land Chapter 2- Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Challenges of Difference Chapter 3- A God of Stone: Divine Conceptions Chapter 4- Honoring the King of Mountains: Embodied Worship Chapter 5- A Tale of Two Mountains: Idolatry Applied Chapter 6- Drawing Personality Out of a Stone: Techniques of Intimacy Chapter 7- Non-Duality, Play, and an Invitation Appendix Glossary Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Note on Translation and Transliteration Map of Mount Govardhan Introduction- Seduced by a Mountain Chapter 1- On the Slopes of Mount Govardhan: Lay of the Land Chapter 2- Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Challenges of Difference Chapter 3- A God of Stone: Divine Conceptions Chapter 4- Honoring the King of Mountains: Embodied Worship Chapter 5- A Tale of Two Mountains: Idolatry Applied Chapter 6- Drawing Personality Out of a Stone: Techniques of Intimacy Chapter 7- Non-Duality, Play, and an Invitation Appendix Glossary Bibliography Index
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