The Origins of Evil in Hindu MythologyUniversity of California Press, 1980 M10 13 - 411 páginas "While focusing on the central problem of evil, O'Fiaherty illuminates every aspect of Hindu thought." --Choice "This is Dr. O'Flaherty's third book on Indian mythology, and the best yet. The range and number of myths handled is dazzling .... Moreover, her fluent and lucid style make reading a pleasure .... a major contribution to the study of religion in general and Hinduism in particular."--Times Literary Supplement "This scholarly work is a welcome and valuable addition to Hindu studies because it corrects the widespread belief that Hindu thought does not recognize the problem of evil. The author shows conclusively that the mythology of tribal societies and the Puranas deal with this question extensively. She traces certain conceptual attitudes towards evil from the Vedic period to the present day."--Library Journal "O'Flaherty has accomplished an important double task. She has reoriented our thinking on the Indian experience of evil as it has been given literary expression in the mythological texts of the Sanskrit tradition and to a lesser extent in the Tamil and tribal traditions as well. She has also provided, in this rich and exquisitely crafted book, a new set of vantage points from which to re-read familiar Indian myths and encounter new ones. . . Origins is both a superb piece of scholarship and a lively, witty and engagingly written book." --South Asia in Review "The author performs a brilliant feat in her textually exegetical and hermeneutical handling of the numerous and many-faceted myths. The study is highly pertinent and valuable . . . The authorial translations from the Hindu and Pali texts are refreshing ... and her comments are illuminating. Thus the Hindu view of evil comes out as something not simplistic and arbitrary but as an approach which is careful, complex, and richly eclectic. . . . This is a highly readable volume written with verve, sparkle and occasional light touches of decent humor."--Asian Student "For serious students of mythology, theology and Hinduism, this book is must reading."--Religious Studies Review |
Contenido
TIME FATE AND THE FALL OF MAN | 14 |
THE NECESSITY OF EVIL | 46 |
GODS DEMONS AND MEN | 57 |
The corruption of demons by the gods 174 2 Indra corrupts the sons | 180 |
Buddha corrupts the demons 187 5 Śiva corrupts Divodāsa | 189 |
and mortal Buddhists of the Kali Age 198 7 The positive aspect of the Buddha | 204 |
THE BIRTH OF DEATH | 212 |
tribal mythology of the origin of death | 243 |
GOD IS A HERETIC | 272 |
3 The problem of imitation 286 4 Gautama and the Seven | 310 |
GOOD AND EVIL WITHIN | 321 |
gration | 360 |
THE MANY PATHS OF THEODICY | 370 |
The one and the many 370 2 The varieties of Hindu experience | 376 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology Wendy Doniger,Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty Vista completa - 1988 |
Términos y frases comunes
Agni ambivalent appears ascetic asceticism barbarians became become Benares Bhāgavata bhakti born Brahma Brāhmaṇas Brahmin Brahminicide breast Bṛhaspati Buddha Buddha avatar Buddhist chap churned conflict corrupt created creation creatures curse Dakṣa death deluded demons destroy destruction devotee dharma Divodāsa doctrine Dvārakā earth episode evil expiation father Gaṇeśa Gautama goddess gods and demons Golden Age heaven heresy heretics Hindu Hinduism human Ibid immortality impurity incarnate Indian Indra Kali Age Kalkin Kāma Kāpālika karma killed king Kṛṣṇa linga Mahābhārata mankind Manu Matsya milk mortals mother motif myth mythology Narada nature O'Flaherty original Padma Pārvatī performed asceticism Pine Forest Prahlada Prajapati priest problem Pṛthu Purāṇa Purāņas Purāņic Raji Rākṣasas Ṛg Veda ritual role Rudra sacrifice sages Sanskrit Śata shrine sins Śiva Śiva's Skanda Soma Sukra svadharma texts theodicy Triple City variant Vedic Vena Vena's virtuous Vişņu Viśvarūpa Vrtra wicked wife women worship Yadus Yama Yayati
Referencias a este libro
Probing the Depths of Evil and Good: Multireligious Views and Case Studies Jerald D. Gort,Henry Jansen,H. M. Vroom Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
No One Cries for the Dead: Tamil Dirges, Rowdy Songs, and Graveyard Petitions Isabelle Clark-Decès Vista previa limitada - 2005 |