The Birth of Kirtan
The Life & Teachings of Chaitanya
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
16 October 2012
Summary
The Birth of Kirtan: The Life and Teachings of Chaitanya is the biography of a mystic saint who pioneered devotional yoga (Bhakti) in sixteenth-century India and started the practice of sacred chanting (kirtan) that has now spread around the world.
While Chaitanya’s practice has become a global movement over the last five hundred years, little is generally known about this spiritual reformer, as the two principal texts recounting his life were written in Bengali in the sixteenth centu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781608871070 |
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| ISBN-10: | 160887107X |
| Author: | Ranchor Prime |
| Publisher: | Insight Editions |
| Imprint: | Mandala Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 16 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 699g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Ranchor Prime
Ranchor Prime is the author of several books on the culture and spirituality of India, speaking to Hindu environmental issues as a Hindu religious scholar. He is an advisor on religion and conservation to the Alliance of Religions and Conservation, and he is co-founder and director of Friends of Vrindavan, an environmental charity aimed at protecting sacred forests in India. He lives in London.
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