Ravana's kingdom: the Ramayana and Sri Lankan history from below
"Ravana, the demon-king antagonist from the Ramayana, the ancient Hindu epic poem, has become an unlikely cultural hero among Sinhala Buddhists over the past decade. In Ravana's Kingdom, Justin W. Henry delves into the historical literary reception of the epic in Sri Lanka, charting the ad...
| Subtitles: | Rāvaṇa Katāva |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sri Lanka
/ Rāvaṇa, Fictitious character
/ Vālmīki, Rāmāyaṇa
/ Reception
/ Literature
/ Buddhism
/ Hinduism
/ History
B Vālmīki, Rāmāyaṇa / Sinhalese language / Text revision |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism BL Buddhism KBM Asia TA History |
| Further subjects: | B
Rāvaṇa (Hindu mythological character)
B Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa B Vālmīki Appreciation (Sri Lanka) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Henry, Justin W: Ravana's kingdom. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]. - 9780197636329 |