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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465264703321

Autore

Lutgendorf Philip

Titolo

Hanuman's tale [[electronic resource] ] : the messages of a divine monkey / / Philip Lutgendorf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-19-804220-5

1-4356-1970-6

1-281-16345-7

0-19-530922-7

9786611163457

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (449 p.)

Disciplina

294.5/2113

Soggetti

Hanumān (Hindu deity)

Hanumān (Hindu deity) in literature

Hindu literature, Hindi - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-423) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface and Prashasti*; Contents; On Transliteration, Vocabulary, and Style; 1. Major and Minor: Hanuman in Hindu Life and Scholarly Discourse; 2. A Long and Winding Tail: Hanuman in History and Historiography; 3. Prayers, Recipes, Memoirs: Hanuman in Hindi Popular Literature; 4. The Hanumayana: Forty Tales of Hanuman; 5. A Reader's Guide to the Hanumayana; 6. Sitings and Sightings: Hanuman in the Cultural Landscape; 7. Like Mother, Like Son: Hanuman, Goddesses, and Women; 8. Monkey in the Middle: Hanuman and His Kin in Transcultural Discourse; Appendix: Two Poems in Praise of Hanuman

GlossaryA; B; C; D; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; Y; Bibliography: Principal Hanumayana Sources by Author; Other Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Philip Lutgendorf examines Hindu popular literature, art, and ritual, and shows that Hanuman is perhaps the most beloved deity in the Hindu pantheon. He traces the history of Hanuman's character, teases out the



many variations on the story, and examines the sources of his enormous appeal.