{"product_id":"god-at-play-mhaimbhat-9780674292413","title":"God at Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe oldest extant Marathi work, a medieval chronicle of Chakradhar's divine life on earth, in a new English translation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod at Play\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eLīḷācaritra\u003c\/i\u003e, is a remarkable biography of the medieval religious figure Chakradhar Svami. His followers, called Mahanubhavs, understand him to be a divine incarnation of Parameshvar. Mhaimbhat, a Brahmin goldsmith who became one of Chakradhar's most important followers, compiled this astonishingly down-to-earth religious text around 1278. It records not only Chakradhar's ethical and theological teachings, but also his everyday activities, including the foods he ate and the people he met. This rich, detailed account provides insights into economic conditions, political history, and society in medieval India. Manuscripts of the work were carefully preserved within the Mahanubhav community and were not known to outsiders until the early twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first volume of \u003ci\u003eGod at Play\u003c\/i\u003e describes Chakradhar's early life, his wanderings as a lone ascetic, and the gathering of the disciples who later accompany him on his travels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new English translation of \u003ci\u003eLīḷācaritra\u003c\/i\u003e is accompanied by an emended Marathi text, based on Hari Narayan Nene's edition, in the Devanagari script.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mhaimbhat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674292413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674292413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.70d","brand":"Mhaimbhat","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44583711047935,"sku":"9780674292413","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_abb86944-8484-429d-8713-21cf412c5c65.jpg?v=1701883134","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/god-at-play-mhaimbhat-9780674292413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}