Heroic Krsna - Friendship in Epic Mahabharata

Informationen zum Autor Kevin McGrath is an Associate of the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies at Harvard University. Klappentext Heroic Krsna depicts a pre-Hindu superhuman hero who became the divinity Krsna. Drawn from the epic Mahabharata! Kevin McGrath's account of the warrior-charioteer and his friendship with Arjuna explores cultural continuities from the Bronze Age Vedic world and illustrates the pre-divine life of one of the most popular Indian deities of today. Zusammenfassung Heroic K???a depicts a pre-Hindu superhuman hero who became the divinity Krsna. Drawn from the epic Mahabharata, Kevin McGrath’s account of the warrior-charioteer and his friendship with Arjuna explores cultural continuities from the Bronze Age Vedic world and illustrates the pre-divine life of one of the most popular Indian deities of today.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Mcgrath
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.01.2013
• EAN: 9780674073333
• ISBN: 978-0-674-07333-3
• No. of pages: 185
• Series: Ilex Foundation; Ilex Series; Hellenic Studies - Ilex (HUP)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies