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Fall 2013 Courses

Fall 2013 Courses

Fall 2013 Course Offerings

Undergraduate Courses

840:357 KRISHNA (3)

Examination of the various faces and theologies of Krishna, one of the most important Hindu deities.  Depiction in the Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, and Bhagavata Purana with reference to rasa theory, a medieval taxonomy of various moods in which the devotee approaches God as a lover, child, friend or master.