1st Edition
The Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth Power, Preservation and Mirrored Māhātmyas in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
By Raj Balkaran
Copyright 2020
172 Pages
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Routledge
196 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
196 Pages
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by
Routledge
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In analyzing the parallels between myths glorifying the Indian Great Goddess, Durga, and those glorifying the Sun, Surya , found in the Marka¿¿eya Pura¿a , this book argues for an ideological ecosystem at work in the Marka¿¿eya Pura¿a privileging worldly values, of which Indian kings, the Goddess (Devi), the Sun (Surya), Manu and Marka¿¿eya himself are paragons. This book features a salient... Read more
Introduction: Goddess and King, Goddess and Sun
1. Synchronic Strategy
2. Mirrored Mahamtyas
3. The Story of Sa¿jña
4. Mapping Marka¿¿eya
Conclusion: Paragons of Preservation
Biography
Raj Balkaran teaches at the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is also the host of "New Books in Hindu Studies", a podcast channel on the New Books Network, and the author of The Goddess and The King in Indian Myth (Routledge, 2019).
