Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings - Softcover

Courtright, Paul B.

 
9780195057423: Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0195057422 ISBN 13: 9780195057423
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1989

Inhaltsangabe

The elephant-headed god Gane'sa is one of the most important and popular gods throughout India and Hindu Southeast Asia - his image is found in virtually every Hindu home. In this first detailed and comprehensive study of Gane'sa, Paul Courtright looks at the mythology and the psychological meanings of this god, his rituals and festivals, and the part played by Gane'sa in contemporary Indian politics. The American Council of Learned Societies named Gane'sa the best first book in the history of religions published in 1985.

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Críticas

`A most interesting and useful book. With its good index and bibliography it will be the primary reference work of Gane'sa for many years' Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies

Reseña del editor

The elephant-headed god Gane'sa is one of the most important and popular gods throughout India and Hindu Southeast Asia - his image is found in virtually every Hindu home. In this first detailed and comprehensive study of Gane'sa, Paul Courtright looks at the mythology and the psychological meanings of this god, his rituals and festivals, and the part played by Gane'sa in contemporary Indian politics.
The American Council of Learned Societies named Gane'sa the best first book in the history of religions published in 1985.

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Verlag
Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1989
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0195057422
ISBN 13 
9780195057423
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
304
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