The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 2 - by Alf Hiltebeitel (Paperback)

Name: The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 2 - by Alf Hiltebeitel (Paperback)
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This is the first volume of a projected three-volume work on the little-known South Indian folk cult of the goddess Draupadi and on the classical epic, the Mahabharata, that the cult brings to life in mythic, ritual, and dramatic forms.
Author(s): Alf Hiltebeitel
556 Pages
Religion + Beliefs, Hinduism

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This is the first volume of a projected three-volume work on the little-known South Indian folk cult of the goddess Draupadi and on the classical epic, the Mahabharata, that the cult brings to life in mythic, ritual, and dramatic forms. Draupadi, the chief heroine of the Sanskrit Mahabharata, takes on many unexpected guises in her Tamil cult, but her dimensions as a folk goddess remain rooted in a rich interpretive vision of the great epic. By examining the ways that the cult of Draupadi commingles traditions about the goddess and the epic, Alf Hiltebeitel shows the cult to be singularly representative of the inner tensions and working dynamics of popular devotional Hinduism.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.04 Inches (H) x 6.08 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.6 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 556

Genre: Religion + Beliefs

Sub-Genre: Hinduism

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Alf Hiltebeitel

Language: English

Street Date: October 8, 1991

TCIN: 1006089021

UPC: 9780226340487

Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-5737

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 1.6 pounds

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