The Goddess and the King in Indian Myth: Ring Composition, Royal Power and The Dharmic Double Helix: Routledge Hindu Studies Series
Autor Raj Balkaranen Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 iul 2018
This book analyzes the Devī Māhātmya and argues that its frame narrative cleverly engages a dichotomy at the heart of Hinduism: the opposing ideals of asceticism and kingship. These ideals comprise two strands of what is referred to herein as the dharmic double helix. It decodes the symbolism of encounters between forest hermits and exiled kings through the lens of the dharmic double helix, demonstrating the extent to which this common narrative trope masterfully encodes the ambivalence of brāhmaṇic ideology. Engaging the tension between the moral necessity for nonviolence and the sociopolitical necessity for violence, the book deconstructs the ideological ambivalence throughout the Devī Māhātmya to demonstrate that its frame narrative invariably sheds light on its core content. Its very structure serves to emphasize a theme that prevails throughout the text, one inalienable to the rubric of the episodes themselves: sovereignty on both cosmic and mundane scales.
The book sheds new light on the content of the Devī Māhātmya and contextualizes it within the framework of important debates within early Hinduism. It will be of interest to academics in the fields of Asian Religion, Hindu Studies, Goddess Studies, South Asian Studies, Narrative Studies and comparative literature.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781138609570
ISBN-10: 1138609579
Pagini: 178
Ilustrații: 1 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Tables, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Hindu Studies Series
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1138609579
Pagini: 178
Ilustrații: 1 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Tables, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Hindu Studies Series
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
PostgraduateCuprins
Introduction: Framing Ascetics Framing Kings 1. Framing the Framing 2. Finding the Forest Hermit 3. Mother of Kings 4. Reading the Ring 5. Mother of Power Conclusion: Framing Frontier
Notă biografică
Raj Balkaran teaches at the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada.
Recenzii
The book is laudable in correcting the idea of the Hindu Goddess as dreadful and wrathful. In the cosmic realm, she serves as the sovereign warrior, just as kings do in the earthly realm. She is a royal goddess; her wrathful emanations are episodic breaks from her benign order granting essence. The book will be an invaluable source to the students, readers, and scholars of South Asia, religious studies, Indology, Hindu studies, Purāṇic studies, and goddess traditions of India. - Vineet Gairola, Asian Affairs Volume 54, 2023 - Issue 1
Descriere
This book analyses the Devī Māhātmya and argues that its frame narrative cleverly engages a dichotomy at the heart of Hinduism: the opposing ideals of asceticism and kingship. These ideals comprise two strands of what is referred to herein as the dharmic double helix.