1st Edition
Krsna: Lord or Avatara? The Relationship Between Krsna and Visnu
By Freda Matchett
Copyright 2001
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is a study of three Sanskrit texts, the Harivamsa, the Visnupurana, and the Bhagavatabelonging to the puranic genre, the chief source of knowledge of the origins of popular Hinduism. It treats them as integrated compositions and displays the theological motives and creative skill which have gone into the making of them. It shows how all three texts contain narratives which present Krishna as... Read more
Acknowledgements, 1 K???a, Vi??u and the avat?ra myth, 2 Epic evaluations of K???a, 3 K???a in the Hariva??a, 4 The all-pervading Vi??u, 5 K???a in the Vi??upur??a, 6 The Bible of K???aism, 7 K???a in the Bh?gavatapur??a, 8 The Lord’s cosmic play, 9 The Supreme Reality: K???a or Vi??u?, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Freda Matchett
'The chapters are neatly put together so that the book makes for fluent and good reading suitable even for the general reader interested in the theme. As a scholarly work it will remain for a long time indispensable for anybody diving into the vastness and perplexity of purãnic literature, in a part of which she has left useful signposts for guidance.' - Bulletin of SOAS
