| Purana Perennis: Reciprocity and Transformation in Hindu and Jaina Texts Contributor(s): Doniger, Wendy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791413810 ISBN-13: 9780791413814 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Hinduism - General |
| Dewey: 294.592 |
| LCCN: 92-25322 |
| Series: Culture |
| Physical Information: (1.36 lbs) 331 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Hindu |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this volume, leading American, European, and Indian scholars including John E. Cort, Friedhelm Hardy, Padmanabh S. Jaini, Laurie L. Patton, A. K. Ramanujan, Velcheru Narayana Rao, and David Shulman discuss the subject of the Puran'as, focusing particularly on the relationship between the "Great Puran'as" of the Sanskrit tradition and the many other sorts of Puran'as. The Puran'as are essentially collections of stories dealing with all aspects of myth, ritual, science, and history, and the authors of these essays are all superb storytellers. |