Purāṇa Perennis: Reciprocity and Transformation in Hindu and Jaina Texts

By Wendy Doniger

Book Overview

In this volume, leading American, European, and Indian scholars including John E. Cort, Friedhelm Hardy, Padmanabh S. Jaini, Laurie L. Patton, A. K. Ramanujan, Velcheru Narayana Rao, and David Shulman discuss the subject of the Purāṇas, focusing particularly on the relationship between the "Great Puran'as" of the Sanskrit tradition and the many other sorts of Purāṇas. The Puran'as are essentially collections of stories dealing with all aspects of myth, ritual, science, and history, and the authors of these essays are all superb storytellers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791413829
• ISBN13: 9780791413821
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher