Hanuman's tale : the messages of a divine monkey / / Philip Lutgendorf

• Autore: Lutgendorf Philip
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 434 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 294.5/2113
• Soggetto topico: Hanuman--(Hindu deity); Hanuman (Hindu deity)--in literature; Hindu literature, Hindi - History and criticism
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-423) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Hanuman, 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Hanuman's tale
• ISBN: 9786611163457; 9780198042204; 0198042205; 9780199785391; 0199785392; 9781435619708; 1435619706; 9780199885824; 0199885826; 9780195309225; 0195309227; 9781281163455; 1281163457
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910955536103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II