Myth and Mythmaking - Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition

Essays focusing on some of the ways in which myths have been made, and made to function, in the rich cultural history of India from the dawn of history through to the present day.

List of contents

Chapter 1 The Hero's Five Relationships: A Proto-Indo-European Story, N.J. Allen; Chapter 2 The Fate of the Female ??i: Portraits of Lop?mudr?, Laurie L. Patton; Chapter 3 The Ahaly? Story through the Ages, Renate Söhnen-Thieme; Chapter 4 Para?ur?ma and Time, Lynn Thomas; Chapter 5 Menstruation Myths, Julia Leslie; Chapter 6 The Struggle for Salvation in the Hagiographies of Ravid?s, Peter Friedlander; Chapter 7 Reconstructuring Spiritual Heroism: The Evolution of the Swadeshi Sannyasi in Bengal, Indira Chowdhury-Sengupta; Chapter 8 Arthur Avalon: The Creation of a Legendary Orientalist, Kathleen Taylor;

About the author

Julia Leslie

Product details

• Authors: Julia Leslie, Leslie Julia
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.1996
• EAN: 9780700703036
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-0303-6
• No. of pages: 194
• Weight: 362 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, Indian sub-continent, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Other religions and spiritual beliefs, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General