The Skandapurāṇa / Vol. 3 Adhyāyas 34,1 - 61, 53 - 69 : the Vindhyavāsinī cycle / critical ed. with an introd. & annotated Engl. synopsis by Yuko Yokochi

Preliminary material -- Introduction -- Synopsis -- Skandapurāṇa 34.1–61, 53–69 -- Bibliography -- Indexes.

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Contributors: Yokochi, Yūko 1959- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Sanskrit
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Published: Leiden Brill 2013
In: The Skandapurāṇa
Year: 2013
Series/Journal:Groningen Oriental studies Supplement 3
Groningen Oriental studies. Supplement 3
Further subjects:B Puranas. Skandapurān̜a
B Thesis
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Summary:Preliminary material -- Introduction -- Synopsis -- Skandapurāṇa 34.1–61, 53–69 -- Bibliography -- Indexes.
Skandapurāṇa III presents a critical edition of the Vindhyavāsinī Cycle (Adhyāyas 34.1-61, 53-69) from the Skandapurāṇa , with an introduction and annotated English synopsis. The text edited in this volume provides the oldest full account of the myth of the goddess of the Vindhya mountains; it is one of the main sources of the Devīmāhātmya , the most famous scripture of the goddess worship in India, and as such indispensable for the study of the history of goddess worship. The introduction contains an examination into the relationship of the manuscripts and the date of the Skandapurāṇa . The work is currently only available in print as an exact reprint done in a smaller book size (15.5 x 23.5 cm) than the first printrun
ISBN:9004250727
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Contains:: The Skandapurāṇa
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004269057