The Skandapurāṇa Volume Iib: Adhyāyas 31-52. the Vāhana and Naraka Cycles

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-90-04-27028-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Sanskrit, Band 2b, 372 Seiten, Format (B × H): 204 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 1152 g

Reihe: Groningen Oriental Studies, Supplement

Skandapurana IIb presents a critical edition of Adhyayas 31-52 from the Skandapurana, with an introduction and English synopsis. The text edited in this volume includes central myths of early Saivism, such as the destruction of Daksa's sacrifice and Siva acquiring the bull for his vehicle. Also included is an extensive description of the thirteen hells (Naraka).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Yokochi, Yuko

Bisschop, Peter

Bakker, Hans

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Hinduismus Hinduismus: Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur

Über Autor(innen)

Hans Teye Bakker, Ph.D. (1984), University of Groningen, is professor emeritus of Sanskrit and Hinduism at the University of Groningen. He has published numerous books and articles on the history of Hinduism.
Peter Christiaan Bisschop, Ph.D. (2004), University of Groningen, is professor of Sanskrit and Ancient Cultures of South Asia at Leiden University. He is the author of Early Saivism and the Skandapurana (Egbert Forsten, 2006) and has published various articles on early Saivism.
Yuko Yokochi, Ph.D. (2005), University of Groningen, is professor of Sanskrit Literature at the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University. She is one of the co-authors of the Skandapurana IIb (Brill, 2014) and has published various articles on the history of goddess worship in India.