The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (853 page)

Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online

Authors: John Bowker

BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
5.45Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Girsah
(plain meaning)
:
see
PILPUL
.
G
t
(Hindu text)
:
Gita
.
A
Maronite
Christian veil, used to cover the paten, chalice, or oblation in the liturgy.
G
t
govinda
(Song of the Cowherd)
.
A court poem by Jayadeva (12th cent. CE). Erotic in nature, it appears on the surface to be a straightforward account of the loves of
K
a
for the gop
s. But the poem is also read (and dramatically acted), especially by
Vai
avas
, as a poem on the longing of the human for the divine.

Other books

Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley
The Best Laid Plans by Sarah Mayberry
Hidden Fire by Alexis Fleming
20 x 3 by Steve Boutcher
Second Stage Lensman by E. E. (Doc) Smith
About the Boy by Vita, Sharon De