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8 The Metaphysics of Emotion
DIVINE PLAY I N CAITANYA VAIṢ ṆAVA PHILOSOPHY
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- God at Play LĪLĀ IN HINDU AND CHRIST IAN TRADITIONS 1
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Part I Līlā as Divine Will and Divine Creativity
- 1 Play in East and West 21
- 2 Creating without a “Why” 43
- 3 God’s Will and the Creative Act 63
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Part II Grace, Compassion, and Suffering: Some Pastoral Connotations of Līlā
- 4 Creation, Vision, Bliss 89
- 5 Līlā and Divine Mercy in the Hundred Verses to Compassion of Vedānta Deśika 109
- 6 What Does It Mean for the Goddess to Play? 135
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Part III Some Aesthetic and Dramatic Dimensions of Līlā
- 7 “You have made me endless, such is thy pleasure” 153
- 8 The Metaphysics of Emotion 178
- 9 The Making of the Sacred City 197
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Part IV Human Playfulness as Imitation of Divine Līlā
- 10 Looking to the Leader 221
- 11 Serio Ludere! 244
- 12 The Serious Subject of Play 264
- Afterword 289
- CONTRIBUTORS 299
- INDEX 303
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- God at Play LĪLĀ IN HINDU AND CHRIST IAN TRADITIONS 1
-
Part I Līlā as Divine Will and Divine Creativity
- 1 Play in East and West 21
- 2 Creating without a “Why” 43
- 3 God’s Will and the Creative Act 63
-
Part II Grace, Compassion, and Suffering: Some Pastoral Connotations of Līlā
- 4 Creation, Vision, Bliss 89
- 5 Līlā and Divine Mercy in the Hundred Verses to Compassion of Vedānta Deśika 109
- 6 What Does It Mean for the Goddess to Play? 135
-
Part III Some Aesthetic and Dramatic Dimensions of Līlā
- 7 “You have made me endless, such is thy pleasure” 153
- 8 The Metaphysics of Emotion 178
- 9 The Making of the Sacred City 197
-
Part IV Human Playfulness as Imitation of Divine Līlā
- 10 Looking to the Leader 221
- 11 Serio Ludere! 244
- 12 The Serious Subject of Play 264
- Afterword 289
- CONTRIBUTORS 299
- INDEX 303