About this title: Recorded in sacred Sanskrit texts, including the Rig Veda and the Mahabharata, "Hindu Myths" are thought to date back as far as the tenth century BCE. Here in these seventy-five seminal myths are the many incarnations of Vishnu, who saves mankind from destruction, and the mischievous child Krishna, alongside stories of the minor gods, demons, rivers and animals including boars, buffalo, serpents and monkeys. Immensely varied and bursting with colour and life, they demonstrate the Hindu belief in the limitless possibilities of the world - from the teeming miracles of creation to the origins of ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 2004-12-31
ISBN-13:9780140449907ISBN:0140449906
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780140449907ISBN:0140449906
Description: Acceptable. Rebound in hardback, published in 1975, Ex College library usual library markings; rest pages slightly darkened; rest. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780140449907ISBN:0140449906
Description: New. Recorded in sacred Sanskrit texts, including the Rig Veda and the Mahabharata, "Hindu Myths" are thought to date back as far as the tenth century BCE. This book contains seventy-five seminal myths that features the many incarnations of Vishnu, who sav... read more
"This book has a very well thought-out selection of stories and texts addressing some of the central ideas and concerns of what we call hinduism. Me and my teacher (as teaching assistant and teacher) found it particularly useful in Indian Religions courses to better illustrate some points or topics from Hinduism or to let students read source texts and discuss such points. It also helped quite a bit in better familiarising myself with certain ideas before having to explain them to new students. The Appendices make it particularly useful for the teacher and interested student or researcher alike. They feature not only bibliographical notes, explanations and commentaries, but also a glossary and index of names which serves as a quick reference. Be sure to read the Introduction as well."
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