Seven Days Of Nectar: Contemporary Oral Performance Of The Bhagavatapurana

The thousand-year-old Sanskrit classic the Bhagavatapurana, or 'Stories of the Lord', is the foundational source of narratives concerning the beloved Hindu deity Krishna. For centuries pious individuals, families, and community groups have engaged specialist scholar-orators to give week-long oral performances based on this text. These events have grown in number, scale, and popularity, filling vast public arenas, such as sports stadiums, and attracting live audiences in the tens of thousands while being simulcast around the world. 'In Seven Days of Nectar', McComas Taylor uncovers the factors that contribute to the explosive growth of this tradition.

• | Author: McComas Taylor
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 01, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 249 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 019061191X
• | ISBN-13: 9780190611910