Mahabharata (including Harivam sa) and Ramayan a, the two great Sanskrit Epics central to the whole of Indian Culture, form the subject of this new work.
The book begins by examining the relationship of the epics to the Vedas and the role of the bards who produced them. The core of the work, a study of the linguistic and stylistic features of the epics, precedes the examination of the material culture, the social, economic and political aspects, and the religious aspects. The final chapter presents the wider picture and in conclusion even looks into the future of epic studies.
In this long overdue survey work the author synthesizes the results of previous scholarship in the field. Herewith a coherent view is built up of the nature and the significance of these two central epics, both in themselves, and in relation to Indian culture as a whole.
- ISBN10 9004102604
- ISBN13 9789004102606
- Publish Date 29 April 1998
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NL
- Imprint Brill
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 600
- Language English
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