9780811210973 - Manimekhalai: The Dancer With the Magic Bowl von Cattanar; Shattan, Merchant-Pri; Danielou, Alain; Kopalayyar, Ti. Ve (3 Ergebnisse)

Cloth. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. First Edition. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 191 pp. Never before translated into English, this 2nd-century Tamil verse epic is one of the great classics of Indian culture. It is a sequel to the Shilappadikaram, which was also translated into prose by musician and Hindu scholar Alain Daniélou. Manimekhalaï is the story of a beautiful young dancer who?with the help of various gods, demigods, and a magic bowl christened the Cow of Abundance?chooses to forego her training as a courtesan in order to dedicate her life to charity and to attaining enlightenment. The story brings a lost age back to life, with vivid details of the period's arts, customs, and religions. New in new dustjacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

HEINDLIT162 Manimehkhai (The Dancer with the Magic Bowl), Merchant-Prince Shattan, Translated by Alain Danielou, New Directions, 1989 1st Printing, 8.25"x5.5", hc w dj, 191 pages Slight yellowing to dj flap's edges, otherwise like new.