Viraha-Bhakti and Strīdharma: Re-Reading the Story of Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs in the Harivaṃśa and the Bhāgavata Purāṇa.

The article discusses the early Sanskrit versions of the gopīs story in the Indian God, Krsna's life. The said versions are called the Harivaṃśa and the Bhāgavata Purāṇa. The former is reportedly the most influential while the latter is said to be not much known. The article also explores both versi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the American Oriental Society Vol. 130; no. 3; pp. 385 - 413
Main Author: COLEMAN, TRACY
Format: Article
Published: American Society for Premodern Asia (ASPA) Jul-Sep2011
Subjects:
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost