The Carving of Kṛṣṇa’s Legend: North and South, Back and Forth

This paper emphasizes the role played by the sculptural tradition in the elaboration of religious narratives that today are mostly studied through texts. It aims to demonstrate that according to the documents we know, the legend of Kṛṣṇa has been built through one continuous dialogue between differe...

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Main Author: Schmid, Charlotte 1965- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 9
Further subjects:B Textual Transmission
B visual tradition
B Tamil Caṅkam
B Pallava
B Cōḻa
B Kṛṣṇa’s legend
B Bhāgavata-purāṇa
B Divyaprabandham
B Harivaṃśa
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