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Beschreibung
It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic, while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet these two epics have identical building blocks, identical themes, and identical [...] this ground-breaking book, Devdutt Pattanaik, India's most popular mythologist, explores the similarities and dissimilarities between the two epics in a 'playful analysis' accompanied by his signature illustrations. Whether it is the family structure, forest exile, or war, the comparison between the two epics proves a startling point-the Mahabharata is in fact a reaction to the events in the [...] in this book are distributed over 56 chapters. In temple ritual, Vishnu is offered 8 different meals daily, different on all seven days of the week-56 dishes in all. May each chapter serve as a mouth-watering offering to the Vishnu within you.
It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic, while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet these two epics have identical building blocks, identical themes, and identical [...] this ground-breaking book, Devdutt Pattanaik, India's most popular mythologist, explores the similarities and dissimilarities between the two epics in a 'playful analysis' accompanied by his signature illustrations. Whether it is the family structure, forest exile, or war, the comparison between the two epics proves a startling point-the Mahabharata is in fact a reaction to the events in the [...] in this book are distributed over 56 chapters. In temple ritual, Vishnu is offered 8 different meals daily, different on all seven days of the week-56 dishes in all. May each chapter serve as a mouth-watering offering to the Vishnu within you.
Über den Autor
Devdutt Pattanaik writes illustrates and lectures on the relevance of mythology in modern times. He has since 1996 written over fifty books and over 1000 columns on how stories symbols and rituals construct the subjective truth (myths) of ancient and modern cultures around the world. To know more visit [...].
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9789353332303
ISBN-10: 9353332303
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Pattanaik, Devdutt
Hersteller: RUPA PUBL ICAT IONS INDIA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Devdutt Pattanaik
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.01.2017
Gewicht: 0,256 kg
Artikel-ID: 126500478