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Vemsani, Lavanya.
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Krishna (Hindu deity) -- Encyclopedias.
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Krishna (Hindu deity) -- Encyclopedias.
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Krishna in history, thought, and culture : an encyclopedia of the Hindu lord of many names / Lavanya Vemsani
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Vemsani, Lavanya.
ABC-CLIO, [2016]
Call #:
294
.52113
V446k
Subjects
Krishna (Hindu deity) -- Encyclopedias.
ISBN:
9781610692106 (hc.)
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xxv, 332 pages ; 27 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Summary:
Krishna is a central figure in Hinduism, a religion that has been a fundamental force for thousands of years. This encyclopedia covers texts, practices, scholarship, and arts related to Krishna from the earliest known sources on. Overviews the importance of Krishna to world history. Offers topical and thematic entries illuminating classical texts and practice and modern developments inside and outside India. Covers philosophical traditions such as Advaita and vegetarianism as well as spiritual and yoga traditions and their contemporary adaptations. Includes extensive studies of followers and founders of Krishna in India and around the world. Shares geographical information regarding sacred places and places of pilgrimage. Lavanya Vemsani is professor of history at Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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