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Autore |
Case Margaret H |
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Titolo |
Seeing Krishna [[electronic resource] ] : the religious world of a Brahman family in Vrindaban / / Margaret H. Case |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-513011-1 |
0-19-535153-3 |
1-4237-6039-5 |
1-280-47239-1 |
9786610472390 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (182 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religious life - Chaitanya (Sect) |
Brahmans - India - Vrindāvan |
Brahmanism - India - Vrindāvan |
Vrindāvan (India) Religious life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This work aims to offer a close-up view of the religious world of one of the most influential families in Vrinbadan, India's premier place of pilgrimage for worshipers of Krishna. This priestly family has arguably been the most creative force in this important town. Their influence also radiates well beyond India's borders both because of their tireless work in fostering scholarship and performance about Krishna and because the scion of the family, Shrivatsa Goswami, has become an international spokesman for Hindu ways and concerns. The author, who has been an occasional resident in the family |
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