Finding the Demon’s Fiddle: On the Trail of the Ravanhattha
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Edition
1st. ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9789385152023
Length
xi+606p., 16 Pages of Plates; Illustrations; Colour; 21cm.
Subjects
A European arrives in India and comes upon an ancient mythical instrument. This instrument, the Ravanhattha, is not only the earliest ancestor of the western violin, but was also, according to the early versions of the Ramayana, invented by the Great Demon King, Ravana.Who exactly was Ravana? Was he just the vengeful abductor of Sita and the sworn enemy of Lord Ram? Or was he the wise and compassionate ruler of Lanka? Could Ravana be responsible for the birth of ...
