Vaisnavi: Women and the Worship of Krishna

by Steven J. Rosen

This volume explores the delicate subject of gender and religion with honesty and clarity--focusing on one of mankind's earliest and most textually-rich religious traditions: Vaishnavism. Steven Rosen has brought together eight essays by leading academics, poets and practitioners, who shed light on the lives and teachings of specific female saints throughout history.

301 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1996

About the author

Steven J. Rosen, also known as Satyaraja Das is an American writer. He is the founding editor of The Journal of Vaishnava Studies and an associate editor of Back to Godhead, the magazine of the Hare Krishna movement. He has authored more than 30 books on Vaishnavism and related subjects, including Black Lotus: The Spiritual Journey of an Urban Mystic (2007), which is the life story of Bhakti Tirtha Swami.