3. Divine Flora, Divine Love: The Place of Natural Scenery in the Ultimate Vision of Kr̥ṣṇa Bhakti
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1. | Title | Title of document | 3. Divine Flora, Divine Love: The Place of Natural Scenery in the Ultimate Vision of Kr̥ṣṇa Bhakti - Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Graham Schweig; Christopher Newport University, Virginia; |
3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Religious Studies |
4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | plants in Asian religion; Hinduism; Jainism; Buddhism; sacred nature of flora; trees in religion; plants as food; plants as medicine; plants in ritual and myth |
5. | Subject | Subject classification | South Asian Religions |
6. | Description | Abstract | The last chapter of the first section investigates the wondrous and sensuous beauty of plants, trees, fruits and flowers in the Rāsa Līlā as described in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa. Graham Schweig explores the role of flora within the experience of devotion (bhakti) as expressed in the Vaiṣṇava narrative celebrating Kr̥ṣṇa, and the interdependent dialectical relationship between natural phenomena and the movements of the bhakta’s or devotee’s heart. |
7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Jun-2016 |
10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
11. | Type | Type | |
12. | Format | File format | |
13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/30830 |
14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.30830 |
15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion |
16. | Language | English=en | en |
18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) | Indian sub-continent |
19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |