Sacred snakes : orthodox images of Indian snake worship / Laurie Cozad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cozad, Laurie.

Series:

Contexts and consequences.

Contexts and consequences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Serpent worship--India--History.

Serpent worship.

Serpents--Religious aspects--Hinduism.

Serpents.

Serpents--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Place of Publication:

Aurora, Colo. : Davies Group Publishers, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: Snake Worshippers, Orthodox Redactors and Their Contextual Tug- of- War

2 The The R g Veda and the Threat of the Sovereign Snake

3 The Late Vedas: Revering the Snake's Power and Preserving Snake- Centered Rituals

4 The Adi Parvan of the Mahabharata: The Epic Redactors Take On the Snake

5 The Pali Texts: The Buddhist Redactors [ c] Harm the Snake

6 The Mahavastu: The Buddha Shares in the Snake's Largess

7 Conclusion: It Is Hard to Keep a Good Snake Down

Bibliography

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-164) and index.

ISBN:

1-935790-13-7

OCLC:

123470022