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The Bhagavata Purana : Sacred Text and Living Tradition, Hardback Book

The Bhagavata Purana : Sacred Text and Living Tradition Hardback

Edited by Ravi (Charles Redd Chair of Religious Studies, Utah State University) Gupta, Kenneth (Fellow, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies) Valpey

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A vibrant example of living literature, the Bhagavata Purana is a versatile Hindu sacred text written in Sanskrit verse.

Finding its present form by the tenth century C.E., the work inspired several major north Indian devotional (bhakti) traditions as well as schools of dance and drama, and continues to permeate popular Hindu art and ritual in both India and the diaspora.

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, its shaping of Indian culture, and its ongoing relevance to contemporary Indian concerns.

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