Loving stones: making the impossible possible in the worship of Mount Govardhan
'Loving Stones' is a study of devotees' conceptions of and worshipful interactions with Mount Govardhan, a sacred mountain located in the Braj region of north-central India that has for centuries been considered an embodied form of Krishna.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Further subjects: | B
Girirāja (India)
B Hinduism ; India ; Mathura (District) ; Customs and practices B Worship (Hinduism) B Mathura (India : District) ; Religious life and customs B Anthropomorphism |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780190086718 |
| Summary: | 'Loving Stones' is a study of devotees' conceptions of and worshipful interactions with Mount Govardhan, a sacred mountain located in the Braj region of north-central India that has for centuries been considered an embodied form of Krishna. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 31, 2020) |
| ISBN: | 0190086750 |