Myth and Mythmaking
Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition
1st Edition
Published on 4. August 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
194 pages
978-1-138-99432-4 (ISBN)
Description
Essays focusing on some of the ways in which myths have been made, and made to function, in the rich cultural history of India from the dawn of history through to the present day.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-99432-4 (9781138994324)
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Content
Chapter 1 The Hero's Five Relationships: A Proto-Indo-European Story, N.J. Allen; Chapter 2 The Fate of the Female ??i: Portraits of Lop?mudr?, Laurie L. Patton; Chapter 3 The Ahaly? Story through the Ages, Renate Soehnen-Thieme; Chapter 4 Para?ur?ma and Time, Lynn Thomas; Chapter 5 Menstruation Myths, Julia Leslie; Chapter 6 The Struggle for Salvation in the Hagiographies of Ravid?s, Peter Friedlander; Chapter 7 Reconstructuring Spiritual Heroism: The Evolution of the Swadeshi Sannyasi in Bengal, Indira Chowdhury-Sengupta; Chapter 8 Arthur Avalon: The Creation of a Legendary Orientalist, Kathleen Taylor;