Losing and Finding Braj
Commodification and Entrepreneurship in the Sacred Land of Krishna
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3527570 |
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| Authors | Leena Taneja (0000-0001-7116-1643, Zayed University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 643 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14050643 |
| OpenAlex | W4376138461 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Braj is a sacred place revered by Bengali Vaishnavas, followers of the bhakti sect of Vaishnavism, one of four branches of Hindu devotion. Followers of the sect worship the God Krishna, who it is believed manifested in Braj and carried out many divine feats and activities that are imprinted onto the land. Braj today is dotted with thousands of holy shrines, temples and natural places connected to Krishna. Devotees connect to Krishna through the landscape of Braj; it is where the transcendental and the physical realms meet. Braj has been transformed in a multitude of ways with the influx of money from Western sources, commercial enterprises and developers that wish to modernize and commercialize it for the new religious consumer. New infrastructure, condo developments and other changes illustrate both the challenge and the promise of modernity. This paper examines how these transformations are impacting the region of Braj
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Bengali · Commodification · Economics · Economy · Entrepreneurship · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Geography · Hinduism · Modernity · Multitude · Political science · Sect · Sociology · Theology · Transcendental number · Worship · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior · Philosophy · Religious studies · South Asian Cinema and Culture
| Highly cited | No |
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