Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology: The Linga-Purāṇa
Author: Jagdish Lal Shastri
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 318
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Author: Jagdish Lal Shastri
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 318
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHindu mythological text.
Author: Dr. G.P. Bhatt
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 2312
ISBN-13: 8120839110
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J. L. Shastri
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
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Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 8120811313
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J. L. Shastri
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 809
ISBN-13: 8120838734
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J. L. Shastri
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 2241
ISBN-13: 8120838785
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Barbara Schuler
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9783447058445
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScholars of popular Hindu religion in India have always been fascinated by oral texts and rituals, but surprisingly only few attempts have as yet been made to analyse the relationship between rituals and texts systematically. This book contributes to the filling of this gap. Focusing on the dynamics of a local (non-Brahmanical) ritual, its modular organisation and inner logic, the interaction between narrative text and ritual, and the significance of the local versus translocal nature of the text in the ritual context, the study provides a broad range of issues for comparison. It demonstrates that examining texts in their context helps to understand better the complexity of religious traditions and the way in which ritual and text are programmatically employed. The author offers a vivid description of a hitherto unnoticed ritual system, along with the first translation of a text called the Icakkiyamman-Katai (IK). Composed in the Tamil language, the IK represents a substantially longer and embellished form of a core versio which probably goes as far back as the seventh century C.E. Unlike the classical source, this text has been incorporated into a living tradition, and is being constantly refashioned. A range of text versions have been encapsulated in the form of a conspectus, which will shed light on the text's variability or fixity and will add to our knowledge of bardic creativity. Includes a film by the author on DVD.
Author: J.L. Shastri
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 883
ISBN-13: 8120838750
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2011-07-27
Total Pages: 694
ISBN-13: 9004216200
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOften spoken of as the 'Fifth Veda', i.e., as a text in continuity with the four Vedas and outweighing them all in size and import, the Mahābhārata presents a complex mythological and narrative landscape, incorporating fundamental ethical, social, philosophic, and pedagogic issues. In a series of position pieces and essays written over a span of 30 years, Alf Hiltebeitel, Columbian Professor of Religion, History, and Human Sciences at The George Washington University, articulates a compelling new approach to the epic: as a literary work of fundamental theological and philosophical significance rich in metaphor and meaning. In this three-part volume, the editors gather some of Hiltebeitel’s seminal writings on the epic along with new pieces written especially for the volume. This two volume edition collects nearly three decades of Alf Hiltebeitel’s researches into the Indian epic and religious tradition. The two volumes document Hiltebeitel’s longstanding fascination with the Sanskrit epics: volume 1 presents a series of appreciative readings of the Mahābhārata (and to a lesser extent, the Rāmāyaṇa), while volume 2 focuses on what Hiltebeitel has called “the underground Mahābhārata,” i.e., the Mahābhārata as it is still alive in folk and vernacular traditions. Recently re-edited and with a new set of articles completing a trajectory Hiltebeitel established over 30 years ago, this work constitutes a definitive statement from this major scholar. Comprehensive indices, cross-referencing, and an exhaustive bibliography make it an essential reference work. For more information on the second volume please click here.
Author: Amos Nevo
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2009-02-25
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 1462836887
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 3310
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