The Hungry God: Hindu Tales of Filicide and Devotion

By David Dean Shulman

Book Overview

India's folklore and classical literature abound with stories of parents who sacrifice their children. In The Hungry God, David Shulman examines one set of such tales--Hindu texts that bear similarities to the biblical aqedah, the account of Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac. In all the stories that Shulman explores, the sacrifice proceeds from a divine command and has no utilitarian explanation or rationale.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226755711
• ISBN13: 9780226755717
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.7"