The great Sanskrit epic poem known as the "Mahabharata" is comprised of 18 books containing 100,000 verses. With elements of mythology, folklore, and religious philosophy, this classic text of Hinduism contains the "Bhagavad-Gita", the most beloved and widely read work in India's literary canon. Its principle plot concerns the descendants of ...
With the same startling originality and brilliance that made his "The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony" a literary landmark, Calasso narrates the birth of one of the world's great cultures: the formation of the mind of India. 17 illustrations.
This book interprets for the Western mind the key motifs of India's legend, myth, and folklore, taken directly from the Sanskrit, and illustrated with seventy plates of Indian art. It is primarily an introduction to image-thinking and picture-reading in Indian art and thought, and it seeks to make the profound Hindu and Buddhist intuitions of the ...
First published in 1965, this book retells myths and legends from Indian epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana as they might be recounted by the village storyteller. The illustrations by the author's brother are based on frieze carvings and sculptures found in the ancient temples of India.
A collection of stories about the pantheon of Hindu gods, centering on the sometimes greedy, sometimes impulsive, but always generous, elephant-headed Ganesha.
An exploration of 99 classic myths of India provides a fresh understanding of the Hindu spiritual landscapes and pantheon of gods and goddesses. Two 16-page color inserts.
Imagine reading a book written millions of years ago from within great, walled Lemurian monasteries where narrators look back and forward at the same time, chronicling mankind's journey to Earth from the Pleaides and other planets in the pursuit of unfolding into the ultimate attainment, realization of the timeless, formless, spaceless Self within ...
Ganesh's timeless story teaches children about the steadfast power of dedication to duty, the awe-inspiring power of a mother's love for her child, and the gentle power of compassion. Accompanied by rich, color illustrations prepared according to the traditional Hindu canon, "How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head" will transport children to a magical ...
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 ...
This is a rich and dazzling collection of mythological tales drawn from Hindu epics. Each story is told in colour yet simple language, and prefaced with some personal anecdote from the author's childhood. It is beautifully illustrated throughout in black line and tone by Michael Foreman.
Hindu religious history and practice is filled with ideologies, philosophies, and symbols, that may be foreign to an outsider. In this light, the author has attempted to compile an overview of objects, ideas, and practices for easy reference. She has included maps, a timeline, and 243 black and white photographs.
The profoundly moving story of Savitri, one of the best-loved of India, appears in the Hindu national epic, The Mahabharata. Shepherd's dramatic retelling is exquisitely illuminated by Rosenberry's artwork. The artist has painstakingly brought back to life a legendary world. Full color.
This book is concerned with the triad of classical Indian mythology, Brahma the Creator, Visnu the preserver and Siva the destroyer. These gods did not always dominate the Indian religion; the way in which the gods of the Vedic pantheon many of whom are recognizably related to other Indo-European gods' were changed over time and with the cultural ...
'This is. . .a book which is as rich in detail as the carvings of the great Hindu temples. It shares with them a delight in the interplay of myth and mundane experience, and above all an empathy with the Hindu preoccupation with the meaning of human existence in all its complexity.' -G.M. Carstairs, Times Literary Supplement
The book systematically studies various Hindu Gods and Goddesses based on Hindu sacred literature. It covers their earliest references and the evolution of their worship, their attributes and forms and their significancein the Hindu scheme of worship
"Gods, Sages and Kings is a very important book. It fills a major void in our understanding of human history...It calls into question our entire view of human history...it is much more significantly a truly spiritual vision of where we come from and who we are." Vyaas Houston
Hindu mythology is a complex mythology of multifaceted deities, lengthy heroic tales, and arcane philosophies, with a 3000-year history of reinterpretations and adaptations. This text looks at the connections between the structure of myth cycles and Indian storytelling and music traditions.
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