Vaisnavism: Texts, Traditions, Practices

Distinguished scholar of religion and leading Vaisnava specialist Mans Broo offers a tour de force exploration of the history, philosophy, and lived practice of Vaisnavism in all its depth and richness.

Vaisnavism—or worship of the deity Visnu in his many forms, such as Rama and Krsna—is a major strand of what we know today as Hinduism, with roots traceable to the earliest layers of Vedic literature. The millennia-long development of Vaisnavism encompasses a sweeping range of traditions, tex...