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Loving Stones

Release on 2020 | by David L. Haberman

The close relational familiarity with Giriraj is perhaps even more obvious in the
words of a young woman who worships a Govardhan stone in her home in
Jatipura. “We love Giriraj and Girirajloves us. We cannot live without him and he
cannot ...

Author: David L. Haberman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780190086718
Category: Religion
Page: 330
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Loving Stones

"Loving Stones: Making the Impossible Possible in the Worship of Mount Govardhan is based on ethnographic and textual research with two major objectives. First, it is a study of the 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. In this capacity it provides detailed information about the rich religious world associated with Mount Govardhan, much of which has not been available in previous scholarly literature. It is often said in that Mount Govardhan "makes the impossible possible" for devoted worshipers. This investigation includes examination of the perplexing paradox of an infinite god embodied in finite form, wherein each particular form is non-different from the unlimited. Second, it aims to address the challenge of interpreting something as radically different as the worship of a mountain and its stones for a culture in which this practice is quite alien. This challenge involves exploration of interpretive strategies that aspire to make the un-understandable understandable, and engages in theoretical considerations of incongruity, inconceivability, and like realms of the impossible. This aspect of the book includes critical consideration of the place and history of the pejorative concept of idolatry (and secondarily, its twin anthropomorphism) in the comparative study of religions. Accordingly, the second aim aspires to use 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". ""--

Language: en
Pages: 330

Loving Stones

Authors: David L. Haberman

Categories: Religion

Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Language: en
Pages: 320

Stones of the New Consciousness

Authors: Robert Simmons

Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit

Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-12 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

• Details the spiritual, healing, and energetic qualities of stones such as Moldavite, Nuummite, Circle Stones, Nirvana Quartz from the Himalayas, and high-vibrational Natrolite from the emerald mines of Russia • Features color photos of exceptional examples of each of the stones • Includes practices for deepening one’s awareness of

Language: en
Pages: 169

The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street

Authors: Bill Janovitz

Categories: Music

Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-02-19 - Publisher: A&C Black

Explores the making of the Rolling Stones' album "Exile on Main Street" and also examines the technical and creative aspects of each individual recording.

Language: en
Pages: 318

A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public

Authors: Frank Bertram Wade

Categories: Gems

Type: BOOK - Published: 1918 - Publisher: Library of Alexandria

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Language: en
Pages: 560

The Book of Stones, Revised Edition

Authors: Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian

Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit

Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-10 - Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Often dubbed the "crystals bible," this comprehensive reference guide to the spiritual and healing qualities of 455 sacred stones has become the go-to book for looking up the properties of gems and minerals. Each entry includes vivid color photographs for each stone to aid identification and to showcase its beauty,