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Hawley, John Stratton was born on August 27, 1941 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Robert Charles and Elizabeth (Stratton) Hawley.
(The six poets presented here -- Ravidas, Kabir, Nanak, Su...)
The six poets presented here -- Ravidas, Kabir, Nanak, Surdas, Mirabai, and Tulsidas -- have contributed more to the religious vocabulary of Hinduism in north India today than any voices before or since. In worship, in education, even in politics, modern Hinduism sings their tune. For half a millennium, these saints' poems have circulated from the banks of the Jumna to the rice fields of Bihar and back to the deserts of Rajasthan, providing a language for many of life's most vivid concerns -- cruelty and loneliness, status and intimacy, hope and infatuation, and the maddening transitoriness of it all. With a biographical and interpretive essay on each poet and a selection of representative verses in original translation, this book offers a complete introduction to a literature that transcends the boundaries we associate with religion and those of India as well.
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( The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, an...)
The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have severely limited the portrayal of the divine as feminine. But in Hinduism "God" very often means "Goddess." This extraordinary collection explores twelve different Hindu goddesses, all of whom are in some way related to Devi, the Great Goddess. They range from the liquid goddess-energy of the River Ganges to the possessing, entrancing heat of Bhagavati and Seranvali. They are local, like Vindhyavasini, and global, like Kali; ancient, like Saranyu, and modern, like "Mother India." The collection combines analysis of texts with intensive fieldwork, allowing the reader to see how goddesses are worshiped in everyday life. In these compelling essays, the divine feminine in Hinduism is revealed as never before—fascinating, contradictory, powerful.
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( The author traces the development of the theme of Krish...)
The author traces the development of the theme of Krishna as butter thief from its earliest appearance in literature and art until the present. He focuses on the dramas (ras lilas) of Krishna's native Braj and on the Sur Sagar, a collection of verse attributed to the sixteenth-century poet Sur Das that is as familiar to Hindi speakers as Mother Goose is to us. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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( Every year thousands of pilgrims travel to Brindavan, t...)
Every year thousands of pilgrims travel to Brindavan, the village where Krishna is said to have lived as a child. There, they witness a series of religious dramas called ras lilas, whose central roles are performed by children. By translating four plays that collectively span this cycle, John Hawley provides a lively perspective on the mythology of Krishna as Hindus experience it today. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Hawley, John Stratton was born on August 27, 1941 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Robert Charles and Elizabeth (Stratton) Hawley.
AB cum laude, Amherst College, 1963. Master of Divinity. summa cum laude, Union Theological Seminary, 1966. Postgraduate, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1966.
Postgraduate, Goethe Institute, 1969. Postgraduate, University Wisconsin, 1971. Postgraduate, University Delhi, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1977.
Teacher St. George's School, Jerusalem, 1967-1968. Teaching fellow Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971-1972, 77. Assistant professor religion Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1977-1978.
From assistant professor to professor Asian languages University Washington, Seattle, 1978-1986. Professor, chair department religion Barnard College, Columbia University, New York City, since 1986. Visiting associate professor Graduate Theological Union, 1982.
Visiting professor departments religion, Middle East languages, cultures Columbia University, 1984-1986. Director South Asia National Resource Center, Columbia University, 1989-1997, Southern Asian Institute, 1989-1995. Member Ford Foundation delegate American scholars of South Asia to People's Republican of China, 1986.
(The six poets presented here -- Ravidas, Kabir, Nanak, Su...)
( The author traces the development of the theme of Krish...)
( The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, an...)
( Every year thousands of pilgrims travel to Brindavan, t...)
Member American Academy Religion (chair Hinduism group 1978-1982), American Oriental Society, Association Asian Studies, Rajasthan Studies Group, American Society Study of Religion, American Committee South Asian Art, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Laura Shapiro, September 28, 1974. 1 child, Nell.