Sword and the Flute-Kali and Krsna
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bewitching flute
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compassion and love
cruel and terrible
destroyer of evil forces
dharma
divine hero
divine lover
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ethnic demographic studies
folklore
goddess of thieves
hermeneutics studies in the history of religions series
hindu
hindu gods
hinduism
human blood sacrifice
indian religion
kali
krishna
liberation
mother of the universe
mythology
nature of the sacred
perceptions of the divine
prankster
religion
religious history
sublime
sword
universal supreme being
vishnu
Product details
- ISBN 9780520224766
- Weight: 227g
- Dimensions: 140 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 08 May 2000
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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With a New Preface Kali and Krsna are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. The cruel and terrible Kali is thought to be born of wild, aboriginal roots. She is the goddess of thieves and often associated with human blood sacrifice. Krsna, in contrast, is the divine lover and inimitable prankster who plays a bewitching flute to draw all to him. But Kali and Krsna have much more in common than their contrasting personalities suggest. Kinsley shows that Krsna's flute can be interchangeable with Kali's sword, revealing important perceptions of the divine in the Hindu tradition.
David R. Kinsley is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
