The goddess and the sun in Indian myth: power, preservation and mirrored Māhātmyas in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa
"In analyzing myths glorifying the supremacy of the Sun, Sūrya, which mirror the myths glorifying the Indian Great Goddess, Durgā, found in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, this book argues for an ideological ecosystem at work in the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa privileging worldly values, of which Indian kings, th...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Sanskrit |
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New York London
Routledge
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge Hindu studies series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mārkaṇḍeya-Purāṇa
/ Māhātmya
B Mahādevī / Sūrya / Shaktism / Mārkaṇḍeya-Purāṇa |
| RelBib Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism |
| Further subjects: | B
Sūrya (Hindu deity)
Cult
B Durgā (Hindu deity) Cult B Puranas. Sāmbapurāṇa Criticism, interpretation, etc B Hindu mythology B Puranas. Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa. Devīmāhātmya Criticism, interpretation, etc |