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Author Kinsley, David R.

Title The sword and the flute : Kālī and Kṛṣṇa, dark visions of the terrible and the sublime in Hindu mythology / David R. Kinsley
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, [1975]
©1975

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Description viii, 167 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 24 cm
Series Hermeneutics, studies in the history of religions ; 3
Hermeneutics, studies in the history of religions ; 3
Contents Part I: The flute: Kṛṣṇa's carnival of joy -- Part II: The sword: Kālī, mistress of death -- The sword and the flute: conclusion
Summary Author explains Hindu spirituality by treating the dieties, Krishnaand Kali, as human experiences
Analysis Hindu myths Kali & Krishna
Notes Based in part on the author's thesis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168)
Subject Kālī (Hindu deity)
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Kr̥ṣṇa.
LC no. 73091669
ISBN 0520026756
0520035100
9780520026759
9780520035102