Seven days of nectar [electronic resource] : contemporary oral performance of the Bhagavatapurana / McComas Taylor.
2016
BL1140.4.B436 T39 2016eb
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Seven days of nectar [electronic resource] : contemporary oral performance of the Bhagavatapurana / McComas Taylor.
ISBN
9780190611934 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 228 pages) : illustrations
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10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190611910 doi
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BL1140.4.B436 T39 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
294.5925
Summary
The thousand-year-old Sanskrit classic the Bhagavatapurana, or 'Stories of the Lord', is the foundational source of narratives concerning the beloved Hindu deity Krishna. For centuries pious individuals, families, and community groups have engaged specialist scholar-orators to give week-long oral performances based on this text. These events have grown in number, scale, and popularity, filling vast public arenas, such as sports stadiums, and attracting live audiences in the tens of thousands while being simulcast around the world. 'In Seven Days of Nectar', McComas Taylor uncovers the factors that contribute to the explosive growth of this tradition.
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The thousand-year-old Sanskrit classic the Bhagavatapurana, or 'Stories of the Lord', is the foundational source of narratives concerning the beloved Hindu deity Krishna. For centuries pious individuals, families, and community groups have engaged specialist scholar-orators to give week-long oral performances based on this text. These events have grown in number, scale, and popularity, filling vast public arenas, such as sports stadiums, and attracting live audiences in the tens of thousands while being simulcast around the world. 'In Seven Days of Nectar', McComas Taylor uncovers the factors that contribute to the explosive growth of this tradition.
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