Climate change and the art of devotion : geoaesthetics in the land of Krishna, 1550-1850 / Sugata Ray.

In the enchanted world of Braj, the primary pilgrimage center in north India for worshippers of Krishna, each stone, river, and tree is considered sacred. In this book, the author shows how this place-centered theology emerged in the wake of the Little Ice Age (ca. 1550-1850), an epoch marked by cli...

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Main Author: Ray, Sugata (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2019.
Series:Global South Asia.
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