By Guy L. Beck
Krishna—widely commemorated and loved within the Hindu tradition—is a deity of many elements. An old manifestation of the preferrred God Vishnu, or the Godhead itself, Krishna is the bringer of Yoga philosophy and the writer of the universe, the destroyer of evil tyrants, and the hero of the epic Mahabharata. he's additionally defined in classical Sanskrit texts as having human features and having fun with very human targets: Krishna is the butter thief, cowherd, philanderer, and flute participant. but even those playful depictions are dependent upon descriptions present in the Sanskrit canon, and generally replicate generic, classical Pan-Indian images.
In this e-book, members learn the choice, or unconventional, Krishnas, delivering examples from extra localized Krishna traditions present in various areas between numerous ethnic teams, vernacular language traditions, and distant branches of Indian religions. those wide-ranging, substitute visions of Krishna comprise the Tantric Krishna of Bengal, Krishna in city women's rituals, Krishna as monogamous husband and more youthful brother in Braj, Krishna in Jainism, Krishna in Marathi culture, Krishna in South India, and the Krishna of nineteenth-century reformed Hinduism.
Guy L. Beck, a spiritual historian, teaches Hinduism and Asian Religions within the non secular reports application at Tulane college. he's the writer of Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound.
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