LEADER 04336nam 22006854a 450 001 9910955536103321 005 20251116153428.0 010 $a9786611163457 010 0 $a9780198042204 010 0 $a0198042205 010 $a9780199785391 010 $a0199785392 010 $a9781435619708 010 $a1435619706 010 $a9780199885824 010 $a0199885826 010 $a9780195309225 010 $a0195309227 010 $a9781281163455 010 $a1281163457 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7033815 035 $a(CKB)24235105500041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3053138 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3053138 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10283428 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL116345 035 $a(OCoLC)827886915 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7033815 035 $a(OCoLC)1256348503 035 $a(BIP)13466471 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235105500041 100 $a20060414d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHanuman's tale $ethe messages of a divine monkey /$fPhilip Lutgendorf 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2007 215 $axiv, 434 p. $cill 311 08$a9780195309225 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [407]-423) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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& -- #257 -- yana: Forty Tales of Hanuman -- 5. A Reader's Guide to the Hanum& -- #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& -- #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. 330 $aHanuman, the devoted monkey helper of Rama and Sita, has long been recognized as a popular character in India's ancient Ramayana epic. But more recently he has also become one of the most beloved and worshiped gods in the Hindu pantheon - enshrined in majestic new temples, but equally present in poster art, advertising, and mass media. Drawing on Sanskrit and vernacular texts, classical iconography and modern TV serials, and extensive fieldwork and interviews, Philip Lutgendorf challenges the academic clich of Hanuman as a "minor" or "folk" deity by exploring his complex and growing role in South Asian religion and culture. This wide-ranging study examines the historical evolution of Hanuman's worship, his close association with Shiva and goddesses, his invocation in tantric ritual, his physical immortality and enduring presence in sacred sites, and his appeal to devotees who include scholars, wrestlers, healers, politicians, and middle-class urbanites. Lutgendorf also offers a rich array of entertaining stories not previously available in English: an expanding epic cycle that he christens the "Hanumayana." Arguing that Hanuman's role as cosmic "middle man" is intimately linked to his embodiment in a charming and provocative simian form, Lutgendorf moves beyond the Indian subcontinent to interrogate the wider human fascination with anthropoid primates as boundary beings and as potent signifiers of both Self and Other. 606 $aHanuman--(Hindu deity) 606 $aHanuman (Hindu deity)--in literature 606 $aHindu literature, Hindi$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aHanuman--(Hindu deity) 615 0$aHanuman (Hindu deity)--in literature. 615 0$aHindu literature, Hindi$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a294.5/2113 700 $aLutgendorf$b Philip$0642234 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910955536103321 996 $aHanuman's tale$94363181 997 $aUNINA