LEADER 03500nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910816618503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-35684-8 010 $a9786613356840 010 $a90-04-21886-6 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004218864 035 $a(CKB)2550000000074726 035 $a(EBL)1010579 035 $a(OCoLC)811606097 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000555426 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11388776 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000555426 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10518945 035 $a(PQKB)10675435 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1010579 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004218864 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1010579 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10518163 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL335684 035 $a(PPN)170439615 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000074726 100 $a20110908d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe rise of Maha?sena$b[electronic resource] $ethe transformation of Skanda-Karttikeya in North India from the Kus?a?n?a to Gupta empires /$fby Richard D. Mann 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (296 p.) 225 1 $aBrill's Indological library,$x0925-2916 ;$vv. 39 300 $aRevision of the author's Ph. D. dissertation. 311 $a90-04-21754-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminary Material -- Introduction -- Theories Related to the Origins of Skanda -- The Early Traditions of Skanda-K?rttikeya from Epic, Medical and Ritual Sources -- The Emergence of the Sen?pati: The Narrative Conversion of the Warrior and Graha -- The Birth of Skanda-K?rttikeya in the ?alyaparvan, Anu??sanaparvan and R?m?ya?a -- Coins, Statuary and Skanda-K?rttikeya: The Earliest Depictions -- Skanda-K?rttikeya on Ku???a Coinage and Gandh?ra Statuary -- Developments in Skanda-K?rttikeya?s Cult between the Empires -- The Kum?rasa?bhava and Pur??ic Accounts of Skanda-K?rttikeya -- The Material Culture of Skanda-K?rttikeya in the Gupta Empire -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Plates. 330 $aThis book studies the early development of Skanda-K?rttikeya?s Hindu cult from its earliest textual and material sources to the end of the Gupta Empire in the north of India. The text argues that Skanda?s early ?popular? cult is found in Graha and M?t? traditions oriented towards appeasing potentially dangerous spirits. Once propitiated, however, Skanda and his Grahas/ M?t?s could become fierce protectors of their followers. During the Ku???a and Gupta empires, this tradition gains the attention of rulers, who transform the deity?s protective cult into one focused on the ruler?s military prowess and right to rule. Once detached from his former popular traditions the deity?s cult begins to falter in the north as it becomes increasingly focused on elite agendas. 410 0$aBrill's Indological library ;$vv. 39. 606 $aKa?rttikeya (Hindu deity)$xCult$zIndia, North$xHistory 606 $aHinduism$zIndia, North$xHistory 615 0$aKa?rttikeya (Hindu deity)$xCult$xHistory. 615 0$aHinduism$xHistory. 676 $a294.5/2113 700 $aMann$b Richard D$0766247 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816618503321 996 $aThe rise of Maha?sena$94095929 997 $aUNINA