What Difference Does the Harivaṃśa Make to the Mahābhārata?

The Harivaṃśa has usually been seen as a later addition appended to the Mahābhārata, and so the Mahābhārata has usually been understood without it. This article first introduces an alternative approach, whereby these two texts are viewed as a single whole, and justifies that approach on the basis of...

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Main Author: Brodbeck, Simon 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: American Oriental Society [2021]
In: JAOS
Year: 2021, Volume: 141, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-92
RelBib Classification:BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBM Asia
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