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Vedānta, Bhakti, and their early Modern sources : philosophical and religious dimensions of Brajvāsīdās's Prabodhacandrodaya Nāṭaka /

This volume considers the Prabodhacandrodaya Nāṭaka (c. 1760 CE), an allegorical drama composed by Brajvāsīdās in Brajbhāṣā. It contributes to the study of vernacular nāṭakas with its first complete English translation. Moreover, the critical analysis shows that the foundational Sanskrit texts for V...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pastore, Rosina (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2023]
Series:Worlds of south and inner Asia ; v. 14.
Subjects:
Brajavāsīdāsa, > active 18th century.
Vedanta.
Bhakti.
Vedānta.
bhakti.
HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia.
SCIENCE / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • List of Tables and Figures
  • Note to the Reader
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Critical Study of the Prabodhacandrodaya Nāṭaka
  • 1 Brajvāsīdās's Prabodhacandrodaya Nāṭaka
  • 2 The Prabodhacandrodaya Nāṭaka and the Prabodhacandrodaya Tradition
  • 3 Tulsīdās's Rāmcaritmānas and the Prabodhacandrodaya Story
  • 4 The Prabodhacandrodaya Nāṭaka's Vedānta and Bhakti
  • Conclusion
  • Part II: Annotated Translation of the Prabodhacandrodaya Nāṭaka
  • Note to the Translation
  • Selection of Dramatis Personae
  • Selection of Additional Characters
  • ACT I
  • ACT II
  • ACT III
  • ACT IV
  • ACT V
  • ACT VI
  • Bibliography
  • Index