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The Cult of Pābūjī

Umberto Mondini (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

201 Seiten

2018 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5275-2060-8 (ISBN)

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Pābūjī is a Rajput warrior prince from a small and insignificant kingdom, and a celibate ascetic who shuns the company of women, preferring instead to ride with his chieftains and perform miraculous deeds for Deval, an incarnation of the great Goddess. This book provides the historical and mythological background to the story of Pābūjī, the hero of a medieval epic poem which is still performed in India today by itinerant bards. Nuptial rites and Pābūjī’s own marriage are closely examined here, with parallels drawn with present day wedding ceremonies, which are essentially unchanged, and their impact on the modern day bride and groom. While maintaining high standards of academic rigour and thoroughness in the collection of data, this book renders the subject accessible, retelling Pābūjī’s exciting and often humorous adventures in its analysis of the epic tale.

Umberto Mondini teaches History of Religions at the Pontificia Salesiana University in Rome, is Coordinator of the History of Religions International Seminars with the Cornaro Art Institute in Limassol, Cyprus, and President of the International Centre for Studies of Arts and Humanities. He taught History of Religions and Tribal Religions of India at the Sapienza University in Rome, and is the author of several books in this field, including Indian Divinities: Ganesh, Analysis of a Mythopoetic Phenomenon in Pre-Vedic India (2000); From the Belly of the Whale to the Shadow of the Gourd, A Historical-Religious Analysis of a Prophetic Book (2005); Jonah and the Fish, an Excursion through the Minor Prophets (2005); The Raika, Camel Herders of Rajasthan (2008); and The Epic of Pabuji: The Nuptial Ceremonies (2013).

Erscheinungsdatum	04.01.2019
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-5275-2060-9 / 1527520609
ISBN-13	978-1-5275-2060-8 / 9781527520608
Zustand	Neuware