Māyā in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa: human suffering and divine play

This is an in-depth study to analyse the highly developed theology of Måayåa throughout the Måayåa in the Bhåagavata Puråaòna. It focuses on Måayåa's identification with the divine feminine and analyses its relationship with other key concepts in the text, such as human suffering, devotion, and...

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Main Author: Gupta, Gopal K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Edition:First edition.
Series/Journal:Oxford theology and religion monographs
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hindi religious literature / Maya
B Bhagavata-Purana / Maya
Further subjects:B Puranas ; Bhāgavatapurāṇa
B Maya (Hinduism)
B Puranas. Bhāgavatapurāṇa
B Puranas ; Bhåagavatapuråaòna
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Summary:This is an in-depth study to analyse the highly developed theology of Måayåa throughout the Måayåa in the Bhåagavata Puråaòna. It focuses on Måayåa's identification with the divine feminine and analyses its relationship with other key concepts in the text, such as human suffering, devotion, and divine play.
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 14, 2020)
ISBN:0191890111
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198856993.001.0001