Barbara Stoler Miller

The Powers of Art: Patronage and Indian Culture

Patronage networks in India, as elsewhere, are closely related to particular socio-political systems which in turn rest in deeply pervasive and culturally patterned conceptions of power and authority. Where this power comes from and how it gains authority are central to the concerns of the essays in this volume, which collectively examine the categories through which we view the social dimensions of art, literature and performance in the Indian context.

The Bhagavad-Gītā: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War@@@The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War

IntroductionThe Bhagavad-Gita: Context and Text Translators Note The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishnas Counsel in Time of War AfterwordWhy Did Henry David Thoreau Take the Bhagavad-Gita to Walden Pond? Key Words in the Bhagavad-Gita