Sacred and Profane Dimensions of Love in Indian Traditions as Exemplified in the Gitagovinda of Jayadeva

by Lee A. Siegel

First published in 1978 under the Oxford University South Asian Studies Series, this work is an inquiry into the conceptions of love in its sacred and profane dimensions as a universal theme in religious and secular literature. The author proceeds from the universal to the particular, and examines the way in which the generic experience finds expression in a specific context, the Indian traditions, and the way in which these are exemplified in Jayadeva's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195625757
• ISBN13: 9780195625752
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"