02465nam 2200589Ia 450 991080749430332120200520144314.01-280-53317-X0-19-536535-6(CKB)1000000000414047(EBL)430372(OCoLC)609829723(SSID)ssj0000302065(PQKBManifestationID)11253441(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000302065(PQKBWorkID)10267445(PQKB)11493970(Au-PeEL)EBL430372(CaPaEBR)ebr10278448(CaONFJC)MIL53317(MiAaPQ)EBC430372(EXLCZ)99100000000041404719800715d1981 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLustful maidens and ascetic kings Buddhist and Hindu stories of life /Roy C. Amore, Larry D. Shinn ; ill. by Sharon Wallace1st ed.New York Oxford University Press19811 online resource (211 pages) illustrationsDescription 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."TalesIndiaTalesIndiaHistory and criticismTalesTalesHistory and criticism.398.20954Amore Roy C.1942-1618624Shinn Larry D.1942-1618625MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807494303321Lustful maidens and ascetic kings3950436UNINA