Finding Radha: the quest for love
โ Scribed by Namita Gokhale; Malashri Lal
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House India Private Limited; Penguin Books
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 259 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- London
- ISBN
- 9353053617
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โฆ Synopsis
Who was Radha, and why has she captured the imagination of so many writers across centuries? No other goddess combines the elements of bhakti and shringara quite as exquisitely as the divine milkmaid. She spans a vivid rainbow of imagery-from the playfulness of the Ras Lila to the soulfulness of her undying love, from the mystic allure of her depictions in poetry, art and sculpture to her enduring legacy in Vrindavan. In a way that sets her apart from other female consorts, Radha is idealized and dreamed of in a way that is almost more elemental than mythical. Namita Gokhale and Malashri Lal, who brought us In Search of Sita: Revisiting Mythology, now present an anthology on the mysterious Radha, the epitome of love, who defies all conventional codes yet transcends social prohibitions through the power of the spiritual and the sensual, the sacred and the erotic. Finding Radha is the first of its kind: a collection of poetry, prose and translation that enter the historical as well...
โฆ Subjects
Electronic books
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