Pradyumna: lover, magician, and scion of the Avatāra

This book provides the first full-scale English-language study of Pradyumna, the son of the Hindu god Krsna. Often represented as a young man in mid-adolescence, Pradyumna is both a handsome double of his demon-slaying father and the rebirth of Kamadeva, the God of Love. Sanskrit epic, puranic, and...

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Main Author: Austin, Christopher R. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford University Press 2019
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pradyumna / Mythology / Hindi religious literature
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