Religion, narrative and public imagination in south asia: past and place in the sanskrit mahabharata
Auteur :
Hegarty, James
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415558631
Date de publication :
31 août 2011
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
600 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Arguing that the combination of structural and thematic features which have helped to establish the enduring cultural centrality of religious narrative in South Asia, this book presents the Mahabharata's complex orientation to the cosmic, social and textual past. It highlights the contexts of origin and transmission.