{"product_id":"singing-krishna-a-whitney-sanford-9780791473962","title":"Singing Krishna: Sound Becomes Sight in Param\u0026#257;nand's Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduces Paramānand, one of India's poet-saints, his work, and this work's use in ritual.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSinging Krishna\u003c\/i\u003e introduces Paramānand, one of north India's greatest medieval poet-saints, whose poetry has been sung from the sixteenth century to the present in ritual service to the Hindu deity Krishna. A. Whitney Sanford examines how hearing Paramānand's poetry in ritual context serves as a threshold for devotees between this world and Krishna's divine world. To \"see Krishna\" is a primary goal of the devotee, and Paramānand deftly constructs a vision through words. Sanford employs the dual strategies of interpreting Paramānand's poems-which sing the cycles of Krishna's activities-and illustrating the importance of their ritual contexts. This approach offers insight into the nature of the devotional experience that is not accessible by simply studying the poetry or rituals in isolation. Sanford shows that the significance of Paramānand's poetry lies not only in its beauty and historical importance but finally in its capacity to permit the devotee to see through the ephemeral world into Krishna's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Whitney Sanford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791473961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791473962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"A. Whitney Sanford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096730083583,"sku":"9780791473962","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/singing-krishna-a-whitney-sanford-9780791473962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}