{"product_id":"dance-of-divine-love-indias-classic-sacred-love-story-the-rasa-lila-of-krishna-9780691114460","title":"Dance of Divine Love: India's Classic Sacred Love Story: The Rasa Lila of Krishna","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe heart of this book is a dramatic love poem  the Rasa Lila  which is the ultimate focal point of one of the most treasured Sanskrit texts of India  the Bhagavata Purana. Judged a literary masterpiece by Indian and Western scholars alike  this work of poetic genius and soaring religious vision is one of the worlds greatest sacred love stories and  as Graham Schweig clearly demonstrates  should be regarded as Indias Song of Songs. The story presents the supreme deity as the youthful and amorous cowherd  Krishna  who joins his beloved maidens in an enchanting and celebratory \"dance of divine love.\"  Schweig introduces this work of exquisite poetry and profound theology to the Western world in the form of a luminous translation and erudite scholarly treatment. His book explores the historical context and literary genre of the work and elucidates the aesthetic and emotional richness of the composition  highlighting poignant details of this drama of divine love. Schweig illuminates the religious dimensions and ethical nuances of the drama  drawing widely from the commentaries and esoteric vision of masters of the Caitanya school of Vaishnavism  a prominent devotional Hindu tradition.  Themes such as transcendence of death through love  the yoga of devotion  the contrast between worldly love and passionate love for God  and the dialectical tension between ethical boundaries and boundless love are presented. The final event of the Rasa dance  the author concludes  presents a dynamic symbol of supreme love that provides the basis for a theological vision of genuine religious pluralism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279701205045,"sku":"ByrdShop_0691114463","price":63.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780691114460.jpg?v=1780606987","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/dance-of-divine-love-indias-classic-sacred-love-story-the-rasa-lila-of-krishna-9780691114460","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}