God at play, Vol. 1
Mhaimbhat
God at play, Vol. 1 - Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2024. - xxxvii, 742p.: pbk.: 20 cm. - Murty Classical Library of India .
Includes Bibliographical References, Glossary, Index and Notes
God at Play, or Līḷācaritra, is a remarkable biography of the medieval religious figure Chakradhar Svami. His followers, called Mahanubhavs, understand him to be a divine incarnation of Parameshvar. Mhaimbhat, a Brahmin goldsmith who became one of Chakradhar’s most important followers, compiled this astonishingly down-to-earth religious text around 1278. It records not only Chakradhar’s ethical and theological teachings, but also his everyday activities, including the foods he ate and the people he met. This rich, detailed account provides insights into economic conditions, political history, and society in medieval India. Manuscripts of the work were carefully preserved within the Mahanubhav community and were not known to outsiders until the early twentieth century.
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674292413
9780674295681
Religion
Hinduism
Marathi Work
Translation
Chakradhar Svami.- Biography
Theological Teachings
Līḷācaritra
294.5092 MHA
God at play, Vol. 1 - Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2024. - xxxvii, 742p.: pbk.: 20 cm. - Murty Classical Library of India .
Includes Bibliographical References, Glossary, Index and Notes
God at Play, or Līḷācaritra, is a remarkable biography of the medieval religious figure Chakradhar Svami. His followers, called Mahanubhavs, understand him to be a divine incarnation of Parameshvar. Mhaimbhat, a Brahmin goldsmith who became one of Chakradhar’s most important followers, compiled this astonishingly down-to-earth religious text around 1278. It records not only Chakradhar’s ethical and theological teachings, but also his everyday activities, including the foods he ate and the people he met. This rich, detailed account provides insights into economic conditions, political history, and society in medieval India. Manuscripts of the work were carefully preserved within the Mahanubhav community and were not known to outsiders until the early twentieth century.
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674292413
9780674295681
Religion
Hinduism
Marathi Work
Translation
Chakradhar Svami.- Biography
Theological Teachings
Līḷācaritra
294.5092 MHA
