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Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1991. xix, 335p., dj (Myth and poetics).
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- Title Ravenous Hyenas and the Wounded Sun: Myth and Ritual in Ancient India
- Author Stephanie W. Jamison
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 360
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cornell University Press, Ithaca.
- Date 1991-05-30
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index
- ISBN 9780801424335 / 080142433X
- Weight 1.54 lbs (0.70 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.94 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.39 cm)
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- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: Indian
- Library of Congress subjects India - Religious life and customs, Hinduism - Rituals
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 90055723
- Dewey Decimal Code 294.513
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Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xix, 335 pages ; 24 cm. NotesIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.Subjects: Brahmanas Criticism, interpretation, etc.Vedas Criticism, interpretation, etc.Hinduism Rituals ; Case studies. Indra (Hindu deity)Hindu mythology ; Case studies. Svarbh nu (Hindu deity). Mythology, Hindu Case studies. Svarbheanu (Hindu deity). Svarbh nu (Hindu deity). Hinduism.Ritual. Mythology. India Religious life and customs
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Ithaca,N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1991. Classic scholarly text presents an insightful view of the relationship between early Indic myth and ritual; including a detailed examination and interpretation of the recurrences of the myths "Indra fed the Yatis to the hyenas" and "Svabhanu pierced the sun with darkness"; focusing on their verbal form and ritual setting. 335 pgs. Tiny pen mark on lower outer edge. Dustjacket in mylar.. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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