Ravenous Hyenas and the Wounded Sun - Myth and Ritual in Ancient India

Klappentext In The Ravenous Hyenas and the Wounded Sun, Stephanie Jamison rescues two Vedic myths from oblivion. In the process of this seemingly small task, she restores vigor to Vedic studies in particular and to the study of mythology in general.Journal of ReligionVedic Sanskrit literature contains a wealth of material concerning the mythology and religious practices of India between 1500 and 500 B.C.a crucial period in the formation of traditional Indian culture. Tracing two key myths through a variety of texts, Stephanie Jamison provides insight into the relationship between early Indic myth and ritual as well as offering a new methodology for their study. Zusammenfassung Jamison addresses the conditions that have limited our understanding of Vedic myth and ritual, such as the profusion and obscurity of the texts and the tendency on the part of scholars to approach mythology and ritual independently.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie W. Jamison
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.04.2011
• EAN: 9780801477324
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-7732-4
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Myth and Poetics
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous