Purāṇa Perennis Shireen RoshanravanIn this volume, leading American, European, and Indian scholars including John E. Cort, Friedhelm Hardy, Padmanabh S. Jaini, Laurie L. Patton, A. K. Ramanujan, Velcheru Narayana Rao, and David Shulman discuss the subject of the Puras, focusing particularly on the relationship between the "Great Puran'as" of the Sanskrit tradition and the many other sorts of Puras. The Puran'as are essentially collections of stories dealing with all aspects of myth,
Without much formal education
contributors reveal elements of these religions in and across their cultural contexts
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Takes the reader on a pilgrimage to Mount Kōya
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It explores both sides of a conflict that leads to the same startling conclusion
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Informative and meditative
museum lecturer-and many of the most influential members of the literary and art worlds of his day
Expanded discussions about cultural considerations
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