The Sword and the Flute: Kali and Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and Sublime in Hindu Mythology Paperback - 2000
by David Kinsley
From the rear cover
Krsna and Kali are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. The cruel and terrible Kali is thought to be born of wild, aboriginal roots. She is the goddess of thieves and often associated with human blood sacrifice. Krsna, in contrast, is the divine lover and inimitable prankster who plays a bewitching flute to draw all to him. But Kali and Krsna have much more in common than their contrasting personalities suggest. Kinsley shows that Krsna's flute can be interchangeable with Kali's sword, revealing important perceptions of the divine in the Hindu tradition.
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- Title The Sword and the Flute: Kali and Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and Sublime in Hindu Mythology
- Author David Kinsley
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 2nd
- Pages 178
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2000-05-08
- Features Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780520224766 / 0520224760
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 7.94 x 5.54 x 0.45 in (20.17 x 14.07 x 1.14 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Hindu
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 73091669
- Dewey Decimal Code 294.5
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