Differentversions go by different names, but, for the purposes of this essay, I will call thistextual tradition theGarbhāvakrānti-sūtra(“Descent of the Embryo Scripture”).The core of this tradition is an embryological narrative of human birth that evoc-atively describes the gestation of ...
In the 2011 New Year's Resolutions thread, Elana Lehrer mentioned that we should have a thread about the great female violinists of the past. It’s a great idea, so here it is. Please post any names of musicians - any biography you’re able to dig up - any good books - links to ...