1st Edition

Myth and Mythmaking Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition

By Julia Leslie Copyright 1996
    194 Pages
    by Routledge

    194 Pages
    by Routledge

    Essays focusing on some of the ways in which myths have been made, and made to function, in the rich cultural history of India from the dawn of history through to the present day.

    Chapter 1 The Hero's Five Relationships: A Proto-Indo-European Story, N.J. Allen; Chapter 2 The Fate of the Female ??i: Portraits of Lop?mudr?, Laurie L. Patton; Chapter 3 The Ahaly? Story through the Ages, Renate Söhnen-Thieme; Chapter 4 Para?ur?ma and Time, Lynn Thomas; Chapter 5 Menstruation Myths, Julia Leslie; Chapter 6 The Struggle for Salvation in the Hagiographies of Ravid?s, Peter Friedlander; Chapter 7 Reconstructuring Spiritual Heroism: The Evolution of the Swadeshi Sannyasi in Bengal, Indira Chowdhury-Sengupta; Chapter 8 Arthur Avalon: The Creation of a Legendary Orientalist, Kathleen Taylor;

    Biography

    Julia Leslie