LEADER 02523nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910450949803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-53317-X 010 $a0-19-536535-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000414047 035 $a(EBL)430372 035 $a(OCoLC)609829723 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000302065 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11253441 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000302065 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10267445 035 $a(PQKB)11493970 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430372 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL430372 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10278448 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL53317 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000414047 100 $a19800715d1981 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLustful maidens and ascetic kings$b[electronic resource] $eBuddhist and Hindu stories of life /$fRoy C. Amore, Larry D. Shinn ; ill. by Sharon Wallace 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d1981 215 $a1 online resource (211 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-502838-4 311 $a0-19-502839-2 320 $aIncludes bibliography: p. 191-198. 327 $aContents; Introduction: Storytelling in India; 1 Family Roles; 2 Social Roles; 3 Lay Values; 4 Monastic Values; Conclusion; Story Sources; Selected Bibliography 330 $a""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 t 606 $aTales$zIndia 606 $aTales$zIndia$xHistory and criticism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTales 615 0$aTales$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a398.20954 700 $aAmore$b Roy C.$f1942-$0925464 701 $aShinn$b Larry D.$f1942-$0925465 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450949803321 996 $aLustful maidens and ascetic kings$92078067 997 $aUNINA