Raj Balkaran

The Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth (eBook, ePUB)

Power, Preservation and Mirrored Mahatmyas in the Marka¿¿eya Pura¿a

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues for an ideological ecosystem at work in the Markä¿eya Puräa privileging worldly values, of which Indian kings, the Goddess (Devi), the Sun (Surya), Manu and Markä¿eya himself are paragons.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000060355
• Artikelnr.: 59139380

Autorenporträt

Raj Balkaran teaches at the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is also the host of "New Books in Hindu Studies", a podcast channel on the New Books Network, and the author of The Goddess and The King in Indian Myth (Routledge, 2019).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Goddess and King, Goddess and Sun

1. Synchronic Strategy

2. Mirrored Mahamtyas

3. The Story of Sa¿jña

4. Mapping Marka¿¿eya

Conclusion: Paragons of Preservation