Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology

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About the author

Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty is a scholar of Sanskrit and Indian textual traditions, her major works include, Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva; Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook; The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology; Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts; and The Rig Veda: An Anthology, 108 Hymns Translated from the Sanskrit. She is the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of History of Religions at the University of Chicago and was president of the Association for Asian Studies in 1998.

Summary

While focusing on the central problem of evil, the author illuminates every aspect of Hindu thought. She corrects the widespread belief that Hindu thought does not recognize the problem of evil, and shows conclusively that the mythology of tribal societies and the Puranas deal with this question extensively.

Product details

• Authors: &apos, Wendy Doniger Flaherty, O&apos, Oflaherty, W. D. O'Flaherty, Wendy D. O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger O''flaherty, O'Flaherty Wendy Doniger
• Assisted by: Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.10.1980
• EAN: 9780520040984
• ISBN: 978-0-520-04098-4
• No. of pages: 424
• Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the H; Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, RELIGION / Hinduism / General, Folklore, myths & legends, Hinduism, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)