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Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names
Krishna in History Thought and Culture An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names Author:Lavanya Vemsani Ph.D. Krishna is a central figure in Hinduism, a religion that has been a fundamental force for thousands of years. This accessible encyclopedia covers texts, practices, scholarship, and arts related to Krishna from the earliest known sources on. — ? Overviews the importance of Krishna to world history? Offers topical and thematic entries illuminating ... more »classical texts and practice and modern developments inside and outside India? Covers philosophical traditions such as Advaita and vegetarianism as well as spiritual and yoga traditions and their contemporary adaptations? Includes extensive studies of followers and founders of Krishna in India and around the world? Shares geographical information regarding sacred places and places of pilgrimage« less