The other Rāma : matricide and genocide in the mythology of Paraśurāma /
"A systematic analysis of the myth cycle of Paraśurāma ("Rāma with the Axe"), an avatára of Viṣṇu with a much darker reputation.The Other Rāma presents a systematic analysis of the myth cycle of Paraśurāma ("Rāma with the Axe"), an avatára of Viṣṇu best known fo...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Albany :
SUNY Press,
[2020]
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Series: | SUNY series in Hindu studies.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Preface : the other Rāma
- Introduction : god with an axe
- The Brahmin warrior : Paraśurāma in extremis
- Matricide I : the broken pot
- Matricide II : the severed head
- Varṇicide I : the extermination of the kṣatriyas and its aftermath
- Varṇicide II : blood and soil in Malabar and Maharashtra
- Conclusion : introducing Paraśurāma.