Kristubhagavatam

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Kristubhagavatam: A Mahakavya in Sanskrit based on the life of Jesus Christ (Sanskrit: क्रिस्तुभागवतम्; Kristubhāgavatam or Kristu-Bhāgavatam) is a Sanskrit-language epic poem about the life of Jesus Christ, based on the New Testament, and composed by P. C. Devassia (1906–2006), a Sanskrit scholar and Catholic poet from Kerala, India. As a mahakavya, it revives the traditions of the most prestigious verse form of Indian epic poetry, and is accordingly characterized by ornate and elaborate descriptions. Similarly to the Christian poetry by fellow Catholic poet Marko Marulić, who believed that, "pagan myth and poetry gained a certain legitimacy when employed in the service of theology", Devassia's poem is filled with multiple references and comparisons to well known stories about the gods, avatars, and demigods of Hinduism and even to figures from recent Indian history like Mohandas Gandhi, in order to point its readers towards Christianity and Jesus Christ. Composed in 1976 and first published in 1977, the poem consists of 33 cantos and over 1600 verses. For composing the Kristubhagavatam, Devassia won several awards, including the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit (1980).

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Detalhes

Tipo

Livro

Lançamento

1 de janeiro de 1977

Gêneros

epic

Criado por

P. C. Devassia