ISBN: 9781334541407 - genesis des mahābhārata (classic reprint) (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is the inaugural segment of a planned series on the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata. Although the poem is often thought of as a purely mythical and fantastical tale of gods and heroes, the author contends that it encapsulates the intellectual, religious, and cultural climate of ancient India. The author argues that the Mahabharata was compiled as a singular text around the sixth century BCE, bridging the gap between the era of the priestly, ritual-based religion of the Vedas and the rise of Buddhism and Jainism. It accomplished this by synthesizing various philosophical, ethical, social, and religious ideas prevalent at the time, and is therefore an invaluable resource for understanding ancient Indian thought on art, law, religious practice, political economy, and related topics. The ideas and insights it offers are significant in that they showcase the diversity of thought in ancient India and the sophistication of its literary and religious traditions. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…