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The Sword and the Flute-Kali and Krsna - David Kinsley

The Sword and the Flute-Kali and Krsna

Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology, With a New Preface

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Buch | Softcover
178 Seiten
2000
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-22476-6 (ISBN)
CHF 43,60 inkl. MwSt
The cruel and terrible Kali and the divine lover Krsna are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. This text shows, however, that the two have more in common than their personalities would suggest.
With a New Preface Kali and Krsna are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. The cruel and terrible Kali is thought to be born of wild, aboriginal roots. She is the goddess of thieves and often associated with human blood sacrifice. Krsna, in contrast, is the divine lover and inimitable prankster who plays a bewitching flute to draw all to him. But Kali and Krsna have much more in common than their contrasting personalities suggest. Kinsley shows that Krsna's flute can be interchangeable with Kali's sword, revealing important perceptions of the divine in the Hindu tradition.

David R. Kinsley is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION
INTRODUCTION

PART I. THE FLUTE: KRSNA'S CARNIVAL OF
JOY

CHAPTER I
Krsna and the "Krsnas"
The Divine Child: The Spontaneous and Tumultuous Nature of God
Krsna's Sport with Demons: Combat as Play
The Embodiment of Beauty and Grace
The Call of Krsna's Flute
The Divine Lover

CHAPTER II
Introduction
Bhakti: From Lord to Lover
Ananda: The Inherent Bliss of the Divine
Lila: The Divine Player

PART II. THE SWORD: KALI, MISTRESS OF DEATH

CHAPTER III
Introduction
The Prehistory of Kali
Kali in the Mahiibhiirata
Kali in the Devi-mahatmya
The Early History of Kiili in Puriiryic and Dramatic Literature
Kali's Regional Distribution
Kali's Association with Siva
Kali and the Tantric Hero
Kali and Bengali Devotionalism
Summary

CHAPTER IV
Introduction
Kali as Mahamaya
Kali as Prakrti and Dukkha
Kali as Time
Confrontation and Acceptance of Death: Kali's Boon
Kali's "Taming"

THE SWORD AND THE FLUTE: CONCLUSION
WORKS CITED

Erscheint lt. Verlag 8.5.2000
Reihe/Serie Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions ; 4
Verlagsort Berkerley
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 203 mm
Gewicht 227 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Hinduismus
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 0-520-22476-0 / 0520224760
ISBN-13 978-0-520-22476-6 / 9780520224766
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