The goddess and the sun in Indian myth power, preservation and mirrored M♯h♯tmyas in the M♯rka£̀‡ı̀eya Pur♯£̀‡a / Raj Balkaran.
| Author/creator | Balkaran, Raj |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1. |
| Publication Info | NY : Routledge, 2020. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge Hindu studies series |
| Contents | Introduction: Goddess and King, Goddess and Sun -- 1. Synchronic Strategy -- 2. Mirrored M♯h♯mtyas -- 3. The Story of Sa£̀ƒj©ł♯ -- 4. Mapping M♯rka£̀‡ı̀eya -- Conclusion: Paragons of Preservation -- Bibliography -- Appendix: The Sun Myths of the M♯rka£̀‡ı̀eya Pur♯£̀‡a (Sanskrit Text) -- Index. |
| Abstract | "In analyzing myths glorifying the supremacy of the Sun, S¿±rya, which mirror the myths glorifying the Indian Great Goddess, Durg♯, found in the M♯rka£̀‡ı̀eya Pur♯£̀‡a, this book argues for an ideological ecosystem at work in the M♯rka£̀‡ı̀eya Pur♯£̀‡a privileging worldly values, of which Indian kings, the Goddess (Dev♯±), the Sun (S¿±rya), Manu and M♯rka£̀‡ı̀eya himself are paragons. This book features a salient discovery in Sanskrit narrative text: just as the M♯rka£̀‡ı̀eya Pur♯£̀‡a houses the Dev♯±M♯h♯tmya glorifying the Indian Great Goddess, Durg♯, it also houses a S¿±rya M♯h♯tmya, glorifying the supremacy of the Sun, S¿±rya, in much the same manner. The author argues the m♯h♯tmyas of the M♯rka£̀‡ı̀eya Pur♯£̀‡a were meaningfully and purposefully positioned there, while previous scholarship has considered this haphazard interpolation for sectarian aims. The book demonstrates that deliberate compositional strategies make up the Saura-¿š♯kta symbiosis that can be found in these mirrored m♯h♯tmyas. Moreover, the author explores the 'dharmic double helix' of Brahmanism, most explicitly articulated by the structural opposition between prav£̀›tti (worldly) and niv£̀›tti (other worldy) dharmas. The first narrative study of the S¿±rya M♯h♯tmya, along with the first study of the M♯rka£̀‡ı̀eya Pur♯£̀‡a (or any Pur♯£̀‡a), as a narrative whole, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of Religion, South Asian Studies, Goddess Studies, Narrative Theory and Comparative Mythology"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | In English; includes some Sanskrit text and translations. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019058590 |
| ISBN | 9780367338053 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |