Religious Doctrines in the Mahabharata
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8120817001
Length
xxii+477p., Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Subjects
Though it is widely known as an epic text that recounts the exploits of heroes, gods and villains, the Mahabharata is equally significant as a repository of the principal religious doctrines of the Hindu tradition from the period immediately following the rise of Buddhism in India. Without imposing any preconceived theory of overall meaning, this study delineates the major themes of religious ideology offered by the great epic in a way that does justice to the ...
