Buch, Englisch, 397 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 559 g
Buch, Englisch, 397 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 559 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-516833-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
scholarship on the Ramayana has dealt exclusively with the textual editions, and mainly with Valmiki's Sanskrit version. In this volume, fourteen leading Ramayana scholars examine the epic in its myriad contexts throughout South and Southeast Asia. They explore the role the narrative plays in societies as varied
as India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. The essays also expand the understanding of the "text" to include non-verbal renditions of the epic, with particular attention to the complex ways such retellings change the way the narrative deals with gender. This volume will be useful for courses in the history of religions, Hinduism, Asian studies, and anthropology, all of which teach the Ramayana as a foundational myth of Asian culture.