The Gods at play : Līlā in South Asia / edited by William S. Sax.
Contributor(s): Sax, William Sturman
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TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995Description: viii, 239 pages ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0195091027 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0195091019 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Play -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism | Hindu gods | Play (Philosophy) | Hindu drama -- History and criticism | Hinduism -- DoctrinesDDC classification: 294.5/2 LOC classification: BL1215.P56 | G63 1995Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Līlā" / Norvin Hein -- "Līlā" in early Vaiṣṇava thought / Clifford Hospital -- Play of the three worlds : the Trika concept of "Līlā" / Bettina Bäumer -- Play world of Sanskrit poetry / Robert E. Goodwin -- At the whim of the goddess : the "Līlā" of the goddess in Bengal Śaktism / Malcolm McLean -- Play of emotion : "Līlākīrtan" in Bengal / Donna Wulff -- Every play a play within a play / John Stratton Hawley -- Who's who in the "Panḍạv Līlā?" / William S. Sax -- Class and gender politics in the "Rāmlīlā" / Nita Kumar -- Realm of play and the sacred stage / Vasudha Narayanan -- Draupadī cult "Līlā"s / Alf Hiltebeitel -- Some concluding reflections / John B. Carman