Ramayana of Valmiki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VII (eBook)

Uttarakanda

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2016
1544 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-8456-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Robert P. Goldman is the William and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and general editor of the R?m?ya?a Translation Project. Sally J. Sutherland Goldman is senior lecturer in Sanskrit at the University of California, Berkeley, and associate editor of the R?m?ya?a Translation Project.

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The concluding volume of a critical English edition of the monumental Indian epicThe seventh and final book of the monumental Ramayana of Valmiki, the Uttarakanda, brings the epic saga to a close with an account of the dramatic events of King Rama's millennia-long reign. It opens with a colorful history of the demonic race of the raksasas and the violent career of Rama's villainous foe Ravana, and later recounts Rama's grateful discharge of his allies in the great war at Lanka as well as his romantic reunion with his wife Sita. But dark clouds gather as Rama, confronted by scandal over Sita's time in captivity under the lustful Ravana, makes the agonizing decision to banish his beloved wife, now pregnant. As Rama continues as king, marvelous tales and events unfurl, illustrating the benefits of righteous rule and the perils that await monarchs who fail to address the needs of their subjects.The Uttarakanda has long served as a point of social and religious controversy largely for its accounts of the banishment of Sita, as well as of Rama's killing of a low-caste ascetic. The translators' introduction provides a full discussion of these issues and the complex reception history of the Uttarakanda. This translation of the critical edition also includes exhaustive notes and a comprehensive bibliography.

Autor

Robert P. Goldman is the William and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit and Indian studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and general editor of the Rāmāyaṇa Translation Project. Sally J. Sutherland Goldman is senior lecturer in Sanskrit at the University of California, Berkeley, and associate editor of the Rāmāyaṇa Translation Project.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.12.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Library of Asian Translations
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Library of Asian Translations
• Einführung: Robert P. Goldman, Sally J. Sutherland Goldman
• Übersetzer: Robert P. Goldman, Sally J. Sutherland Goldman
• Zusatzinfo: 1 color illus. 1 line illus. 5 tables.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Adharma • agastya • Aham (Kashmir Shaivism) • Ancient India • Apotheosis • Apsara • Arjuna • Asceticism • Ashram • Asura • Atri • Balarama • Bandha (Jainism) • Bhakti • Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute • Bharata (Ramayana) • Bimal Krishna Matilal • Brahman • Brahmana • Brahmani • Brahmarshi • Brahmin • Budha • Chakravartin • Commemoration (Anglicanism) • consecration • creation myth • Daitya • deity • duryodhana • Dvandva • Ekalavya • Epic Poetry • Epithet • Gautama Buddha • Gita Press • Great King • Heroic Warriors (Masters of The Universe) • Hinduism • holy water • Impediment (canon law) • Indrajit • Indraprastha • Janaka • Jayanta • Kabandha • Kali Yuga • King of the Gods • Kinnara • Kratu • Kshatriya • Kubera • lanka • Literature • Lord of the World • Mahendra • Manyu (deity) • Maruts • Millennialism • Mount Mandara • Mount Meru (Buddhism) • Narayana • Omniscience • Prahasta • Preface (liturgy) • propitiation • Pulastya • Puloman • rajas • Ravana • Reincarnation • Renunciation • Righteousness • Rite • Rudras • Sanskrit • Sanskrit drama • Sanskrit Literature • Sanskrit prosody • Shraddhadeva Manu • Sumitra • Superiority (short story) • Tapas (Sanskrit) • The Hindu Pantheon • Theology • Vaishya • Vajra • Valmiki • vedas • Vedic meter • Vedic mythology • Vedic period • Vindhya Range • Vishnu • V. Raghavan • Vyasa • warfare • Yadu • Yajna • Yuga
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-8456-X / 140088456X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-8456-8 / 9781400884568