Krishna

by Edwin F. Bryant

Book Overview

In the West Krishna is primarily known as the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita. But it is the stories of Krishna's childhood and his later exploits that have provided some of the most important and widespread sources of religious narrative in the Hindu religious landscape. This volume brings together new translations of representative samples of Krishna religious literature from a variety of genres -- classical, popular, regional, sectarian, poetic, literary,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195148924
• ISBN13: 9780195148923
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 9.2"