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The Skandapura?a. Volume IV : Adhyayas 70 - 95. Start of the Skanda and Andhaka Cycles / edited by Peter Bisschop and Yuko Yokochi.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Groningen-Royal Holloway studies on the Greek city after the Classical Age ; Volume 5.
- Groningen Oriental Studies, Supplement Series ; Volume 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hinduism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill nv, [2018]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Skandapurāṇa IV presents a critical edition of Adhyāyas 70-95 from the Skandapurāṇa , with an introduction and annotated English synopsis. The text edited in this volume includes the myths of Viṣṇu’s manifestation as the Man-Lion (Narasiṃha), the birth of Skanda, the birth of Andhaka, and Hiraṇyākṣa’s battle with the gods culminating in his victory and capture of the Earth. Thanks to generous support of the J. Gonda Fund Foundation, the e-book version of this volume is available in Open Access.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Peter C. Bisschop and Yuko Yokochi
- Introduction / Peter C. Bisschop and Yuko Yokochi
- Synopsis / Peter C. Bisschop and Yuko Yokochi
- Bibliography and Indexes / Peter C. Bisschop and Yuko Yokochi.
- Notes:
- Creative Commons NonCommercial-NoDerivs https://creativecommons.org/licenses/http://www.oapen.org/download/?type=document&docid=1004380
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on 10/18/2020)
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004383517
- 9004383514
- OCLC:
- 1051750990
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004383517 DOI
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