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Lustful maidens and ascetic kings : Buddhist and Hindu stories of life / Roy C. Amore, Larry D. Shinn ; ill. by Sharon Wallace.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Amore, Roy C., 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tales--India.
- Tales.
- Tales--India--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1981.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- ""A marvellous introductory text, well-organized and clearly written. The renditions of stories are readable and engaging."" --Edward T. Gilday, Bowdoin College. ""A delicious repast of stories, delightfully told and intended to satisfy our narrative appetites and nourish our moral sensibilities. Drawing upon tales from the Hindu epics, the Pancatantra, Puranas, Jatakas, Nikayas, and other texts, the authors provide translations and summaries of stories illustrating fundamental Hindu and Buddhist values and attitudes."
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction: Storytelling in India; 1 Family Roles; 2 Social Roles; 3 Lay Values; 4 Monastic Values; Conclusion; Story Sources; Selected Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliography: p. 191-198.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-53317-X
- 0-19-536535-6
- OCLC:
- 609829723
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