Seven Days of Nectar
Author | : McComas Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : 0190611936 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780190611934 |
Rating | : 4/5 (934 Downloads) |
Download or read book Seven Days of Nectar written by McComas Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thousand-year-old Sanskrit classic the Bhagavatapurana, or 'Stories of the Lord', is the foundational source of narratives concerning the beloved Hindu deity Krishna. For centuries pious individuals, families, and community groups have engaged specialist scholar-orators to give week-long oral performances based on this text. In recent years, these events have grown in number, scale, and popularity, filling vast public arenas, such as sports stadiums, and attracting live audiences in the tens of thousands while being simulcast around the world. In Seven Days of Nectar, McComas Taylor uncove.