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100 1 $aPattanaik, Devdutt.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98920965
245 10 $aIndian mythology :$btales, symbols, and rituals from the heart of the Subcontinent /$cDevdutt Pattanaik.
260 $aRochester, Vt. :$bInner Traditions,$c[2003], ©2003.
300 $a216 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color) ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 208-210) and index.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tMythology : studying myth -- $tMyth and mythology -- $tExpressions of myth -- $tThe function of myth -- $tCoping through mythmaking -- $gCh. 2.$tMythosphere : comparing myths -- $tThe idea of God -- $tDevils and demons -- $tCreation with a difference -- $tHeaven or hell -- $gCh. 3.$tMythopoesis : transforming myth -- $tMarch of the Vedic hymns -- $tThe ascetic ideal -- $tThe birth of God -- $tInvasions and immigrations -- $gCh. 4.$tMythography : interpreting myth -- $tHistory and prehistory -- $tStrategic charters -- $tThis in terms of that -- $tMetaphors of the mind.
520 1 $a"Devdutt Pattanaik examines the meaning behind the metaphors of the classic myths in symbolic art and in a multifaceted tradition of ritual practices. Fifty artistic renderings of important mythological figures (from seventeenth-century temple carvings to twentieth-century calendar art) illustrate the complex polytheistic Hindu tradition and show how central these figures are to the Hindu conception of the world. Vishnu and Shiva, Gauri and Kali, Krishna and Rama embody the inherent tension between two poles - positive and negative, light and dark, preservative and destructive, world affirming and world rejecting. These opposing energies are valued equally in the cyclical Hindu worldview - a long view that recognizes their natural balance over time. The author also compares and contrasts Indian mythology with the stories of the Bible, ancient Egypt, Greece, Scandinavia, and Mesopotamia, offering Western readers a way to decode the symbolism of the rich Hindu tradition - an enduring mythic tradition that has empowered millions of human beings for centuries."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aHindu mythology.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85089398
852 00 $bmil$hBL2001.3$i.P37 2003