Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
Buch, Englisch, 302 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
Reihe: Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs
ISBN: 978-0-19-870926-8
Verlag: Sinauer Associates Is an Imprint of Oxford University Press
inaugurated by Caitanya (1486-1533) and quickly became one of the most influential Hindu devotional movements in early modern South Asia.
In the increasingly volatile late Mughal period, Jaisingh II tried to establish the legitimacy of his kingship by resorting to a moral discourse. As part of this discourse, he demanded that religious traditions in his kingdom conform to what he conceived of as Brahma.nicaly normative. In this context the Gau.diya school was forced to deal with their lack of clear genealogical affiliation, lack of an independent commentary on the Brahmas=utras, and their worship of Goddess Radha and
K.r.s.na, who, according to the Gau.diyas, were not married. Based on a study of Baladeva's Brahmas=utra commentary, Kiyokazu Okita analyses how the Gau.diyas responded to the king's demand.