The Building of Vṛndāvana / / edited by Kiyokazu Okita, Rembert Lutjeharms.

• TeilnehmendeR: Okita, Kiyokazu, 1980-; Lutjeharms, Rembert,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : BRILL,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's Indological library, Volume 57
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

"The small town of Vrndavana is today one of the most vibrant places of pilgrimage in northern India. Throngs of pilgrims travel there each year to honour the sacred land of Krsnas youth and to visit many of its temples. The Building of Vrndavana explores the complex history of this town's early modern origins. Bringing together scholars from various disciplines to examine history, architecture, art, ritual, theology, and literature in this pivotal period, the book examines how these various disciplines were used to create, develop, and map Vrndavana as the most prominent place of pilgrimage for devotees of Krsna. Contributors are: Guy L. Beck, Mans Broo, David Buchta, John Stratton Hawley, Barbara A. Holdrege, Rembert Lutjeharms, Cynthia D. Packert, and Heidi Pauwels"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

A sixteenth-century testimony on Vr?nda¯vana's first-generation pioneers -- Heidi Pauwels -- Building the spiritual Vr?nda¯vana : music and the ra¯sa dance at the centre of Kr?s?n?a devotion -- Guy L. Beck -- Kings of the mountains : Govardhana-li¯la¯ and Kachava¯ha¯ patronage at the Govindadeva Temple in Vr?nda¯vana -- Cynthia Packert.