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The art of loving Krishna : ornamentation and devotion / Cynthia Packert.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 228 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), mapContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781441669735
  • 1441669736
  • 9786612818455
  • 661281845X
  • 9780253004628
  • 0253004624
  • 1282818457
  • 9781282818453
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Art of loving Krishna.DDC classification:
  • 704.9/48945 22
LOC classification:
  • N8195.3.K7 P33 2010eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Prologue: Seeing Krishna, loving Krishna -- Introduction: A sense of place, an open heart, and an educated eye -- The Radharamana temple: divine time, all the time -- The Radhavallabha temple: one is better than two -- The Govindadeva temple: from the king's God to the people's God -- Krishna to go -- Conclusion: All dressed up and everywhere to go.
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Summary: Since ancient times, Hindus have expressed their love and devotion to their deities through beautiful ornamentation -- dressing and decorating the deities with elaborate clothing, jewelry, and flowers. In this pioneering study of temples in Vrindaban and Jaipur, India, Cynthia Packert takes readers across temple thresholds and into the god Krishna's sacred domain. She describes what devotees see when they behold gorgeously attired representations of the god and why these images look the way they do. She d.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)333411

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-223) and index.

Prologue: Seeing Krishna, loving Krishna -- Introduction: A sense of place, an open heart, and an educated eye -- The Radharamana temple: divine time, all the time -- The Radhavallabha temple: one is better than two -- The Govindadeva temple: from the king's God to the people's God -- Krishna to go -- Conclusion: All dressed up and everywhere to go.

Since ancient times, Hindus have expressed their love and devotion to their deities through beautiful ornamentation -- dressing and decorating the deities with elaborate clothing, jewelry, and flowers. In this pioneering study of temples in Vrindaban and Jaipur, India, Cynthia Packert takes readers across temple thresholds and into the god Krishna's sacred domain. She describes what devotees see when they behold gorgeously attired representations of the god and why these images look the way they do. She d.

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