Re-ending the Mahabharata : the rejection of dharma in the Sanskrit epic / Naama Shalom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shalom, Naama, 1974- author.

Series:

SUNY series in Hindu studies.

SUNY series in Hindu Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mahābhārata--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Mahābhārata.

Dharma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 pages).

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, 2017.

Summary:

This book challenges two prevalent assumptions about the Mahābhārata: that its narrative is inherently incapable of achieving a conclusion and that its ending, the Svargārohaṇa parva, is an extraneous part of the text. While the exegetic traditions have largely tended to suppress, ignore, or overlook the importance of this final section, Shalom argues that the moment of the condemnation of dharma that occurs in the Svargārohaṇa parva, expressed by the epic protagonist, Yudhiṣṭhira, against his father, Dharma, is of crucial importance. It sheds light on the incessant preoccupation and intrinsic dismay towards the concept of dharma (the cardinal theme around which the epic revolves) expressed by Mahābhārata narrators throughout the epic, and is thus highly significant for understanding the Mahābhārata narrative as a whole.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438465036

1438465033