At Play with Krishna : Pilgrimage Dramas from Brindavan / John Stratton Hawley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hawley, John Stratton, author.

Contributor:

Hawley, John Stratton, 1941-

Goswami, Shrivatsa.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library ; 873

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Krishna (Hindu deity)--Drama.

Krishna.

Folk drama, Braj--India--Vrindāban--Translations into English.

Folk drama, Braj.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 339 p. :) ill. ;

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Every year thousands of pilgrims travel to Brindavan, the village where Krishna is said to have lived as a child. There, they witness a series of religious dramas called ras lilas, whose central roles are performed by children. By translating four plays that collectively span this cycle, John Hawley provides a lively perspective on the mythology of Krishna as Hindus experience it today.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFACE

TRANSLITERATION

CHAPTER I Pilgrimage to Brindavan

CHAPTER II. The Birth of Krishna

CHAPTER III. The Theft of the Flute

CHAPTER IV. The Great Circle Dance

CHAPTER V. The Coming of Akrūr

NOTES

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Translated from Braj.

Bibliography: p. [321]-331.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780691639598

0691639590

9780691014197

0691014191

9781400859122

1400859123

OCLC:

889253509