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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792240903321

Autore

Case Margaret H

Titolo

Seeing Krishna [[electronic resource] ] : the religious world of a Brahman family in Vrindaban / / Margaret H. Case

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

0-19-513011-1

0-19-535153-3

1-4237-6039-5

1-280-47239-1

9786610472390

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.)

Disciplina

294.5/512/09542

Soggetti

Religious life - Chaitanya (Sect)

Brahmans - India - Vrindāvan

Brahmanism - India - Vrindāvan

Vrindāvan (India) Religious life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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