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  • Krishna, The Butter Thief
    John Stratton Hawley
    The author traces the development of the theme of Krishna as butter thief from its earliest appearance in literature and art until the present. He focuses on the dramas (ras lilas) of Krishna’s native Braj and on the Sur Sagar, a collection of verse attributed to the sixteenth-century poet Sur Das that is as familiar to Hindi speakers as Mother Goose is to us.Originally publish...
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    97,77 €

  • At Play with Krishna
    John Stratton Hawley
    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 ...
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    78,59 €

  • The Memory of Love
    Suradasa / John Stratton Hawley
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    48,31 €

  • Fundamentalism and Gender
    John Stratton Hawley
    Fundamentalism, as the word implies, is about getting back to the basics, and for Americans this has meant getting back to God’s word as proclaimed in the Bible. The essays in this book examine the connection between fundamentalism and gender. Looking in detail at Islam, Hinduism, the New Religions of Japan, and American Christianity, they reveal their control over women--their...
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    86,63 €

  • Sati, the Blessing and the Curse
    John Stratton Hawley
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    114,07 €