Hanuman's tale : the messages of a divine monkey / / Philip Lutgendorf

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910955536103321
• Autore: Lutgendorf Philip
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• ISBN: 9786611163457; 9780198042204; 0198042205; 9780199785391; 0199785392; 9781435619708; 1435619706; 9780199885824; 0199885826; 9780195309225; 0195309227; 9781281163455; 1281163457
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 434 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 294.5/2113
• Soggetti: Hanuman--(Hindu deity); Hanuman (Hindu deity)--in literature; Hindu literature, Hindi - History and criticism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-423) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- 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 Hanum&amp -- #257 -- yana: Forty Tales of Hanuman -- 5. A Reader's Guide to the Hanum&amp -- #257 -- yana -- 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 -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Y -- Bibliography: Principal Hanum&amp -- #257 -- yana 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.