The Divine and Demonaic
Mahisa's Heroic Struggle with Durga
Published on 12. February 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
334 pages
978-0-19-564371-8 (ISBN)
Description
A description of the importance of the Goddess-Buffalo demon legend in contemporary India, illustrated with photographs of the annual ritual enactment of the myth in village festivals as well as in urban settings.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
28 b&w plates, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
384 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-564371-8 (9780195643718)
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Person
Well-known photographer and writer on Indian sculpture, based in N. York, Israel, and Bombay.