The goddess and the sun in Indian myth: power, preservation and mirrored Māhātmyas in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa

"In analyzing myths glorifying the supremacy of the Sun, Sūrya, which mirror the myths glorifying the Indian Great Goddess, Durgā, found in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, this book argues for an ideological ecosystem at work in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa privileging worldly values, of which Indian kings, th...

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Auteur principal: Balkaran, Raj (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
Sanskrit
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Publié: New York London Routledge [2020]
Dans:Année: 2020
Collection/Revue:Routledge Hindu studies series
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Mārkaṇḍeya-Purāṇa / Māhātmya
B Mahādevī / Sūrya / Shaktisme / Mārkaṇḍeya-Purāṇa
Classifications IxTheo:BK Hindouisme
Sujets non-standardisés:B Sūrya (Hindu deity) Cult
B Durgā (Hindu deity) Cult
B Puranas. Sāmbapurāṇa Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Hindu mythology
B Puranas. Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa. Devīmāhātmya Criticism, interpretation, etc