02523nam 2200589Ia 450 991045094980332120200520144314.01-280-53317-X0-19-536535-6(CKB)1000000000414047(EBL)430372(OCoLC)609829723(SSID)ssj0000302065(PQKBManifestationID)11253441(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000302065(PQKBWorkID)10267445(PQKB)11493970(MiAaPQ)EBC430372(Au-PeEL)EBL430372(CaPaEBR)ebr10278448(CaONFJC)MIL53317(EXLCZ)99100000000041404719800715d1981 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLustful maidens and ascetic kings[electronic resource] Buddhist and Hindu stories of life /Roy C. Amore, Larry D. Shinn ; ill. by Sharon WallaceNew York Oxford University Press19811 online resource (211 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-502838-4 0-19-502839-2 Includes bibliography: p. 191-198.Contents; Introduction: Storytelling in India; 1 Family Roles; 2 Social Roles; 3 Lay Values; 4 Monastic Values; Conclusion; Story Sources; Selected Bibliography""A marvellous introductory text, well-organized and clearly written. The renditions of stories are readable and engaging."" --Edward T. Gilday, Bowdoin College. ""A delicious repast of stories, delightfully told and intended to satisfy our narrative appetites and nourish our moral sensibilities. Drawing upon tales from the Hindu epics, the Pancatantra, Puranas, Jatakas, Nikayas, and other texts, the authors provide translations and summaries of stories illustrating fundamental Hindu and Buddhist values and attitudes....A good candidate for use in undergraduate courses in Indian religions or tTalesIndiaTalesIndiaHistory and criticismElectronic books.TalesTalesHistory and criticism.398.20954Amore Roy C.1942-925464Shinn Larry D.1942-925465MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450949803321Lustful maidens and ascetic kings2078067UNINA