{"product_id":"loving-stones-david-l-haberman-9780190086725","title":"Loving Stones: Making the Impossible Possible in the Worship of Mount Govardhan","description":"\u003cem\u003eLoving Stones\u003c\/em\u003e is a study of devotees' conceptions of and worshipful interactions with Mount Govardhan, a sacred mountain located in the Braj region of north-central India that has for centuries been considered an embodied form of Krishna. It is often said that worship of Mount Govardhan \"makes the impossible possible.\" In this book, David L. Haberman examines the perplexing paradox of an infinite god embodied in finite form, wherein each particular form is non-different from the unlimited. He takes on the task of interpreting the worship of a mountain and its stones for a culture in which this practice is quite alien. This challenge involves exploring the interpretive strategies that may explain what seems un-understandable, and calls for theoretical considerations of incongruity, inconceivability, and other realms of the impossible. This aspect of the book includes critical consideration of the place and history of the pejorative concept of idolatry (and its twin, anthropomorphism) in the comparative study of religions. \u003cem\u003eLoving Stones \u003c\/em\u003euses the worship of Mount Govardhan as a site to explore ways in which scholars engaged in the difficult work of representing other cultures struggle to make \"the impossible possible.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Haberman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190086726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190086725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"David L. Haberman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978356588799,"sku":"9780190086725","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cb32227-3403-4c5d-8d82-2861d43478a3.jpg?v=1683241088","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/loving-stones-david-l-haberman-9780190086725","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}