Fr. 232.80

Richard D Mann, Richard D. Mann

The Rise of Mahāsena - The Transformation of Skanda-Kārttikeya in North India from the Kuṣāṇa to Gupta Empires

English · Hardback

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Description

This study argues from textual and material sources that Skanda-Kāttikeya's cult in the north of India during the Kuṣāṇa and Gupta eras moves from being a broad-based Graha and Mātṛ tradition to one that advanced the ruler's prestige and authority.

Product details

Authors	Richard D Mann, Richard D. Mann
Publisher	Brill

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	07.12.2011

EAN	9789004217546
ISBN	978-90-04-21754-6
No. of pages	296
Dimensions	164 mm x 249 mm x 25 mm
Weight	633 g
Series	Brill's Indological Library
Subject	Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions

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