Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition

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ISBN: 9780700703036 | 0700703039
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 4/11/1996

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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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List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Introduction: Myths and Mythmaking
The Hero's Five Relationships: A Proto-Indo-European Story
The Fate of the Female Rsi: Portraits of Lopamudra
The Ahalya Story through the Ages
Parasurama and Time
Menstruation Myths
The Struggle for Salvation in the Hagiographies of Ravidas
Reconstructing Spiritual Heroism: The Evolution of the Swadeshi Sannyasi in Bengal
Arthur Avalon: The Creation of a Legendary Orientalist
Index
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Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition

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