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Heroic K???a: Friendship in Epic Mahabharata
Kevin McGrath
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Description for Heroic K???a: Friendship in Epic Mahabharata
Paperback. Heroic Krsna depicts a pre-Hindu superhuman hero who became the divinity Krsna. Drawn from the epic Mahabharata, Kevin McGrath's account of the warrior-charioteer and his friendship with Arjuna explores cultural continuities from the Bronze Age Vedic world and illustrates the pre-divine life of one of the most popular Indian deities of today. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSBB; HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Heroic Kṛṣṇa is a portrait of a pre-Hindu and pre-classical figure of a superhuman hero who in time became the divinity Krsna, an incarnation of Visnu. This is a picture, drawn from the epic Mahābhārata, of an archaic warrior who excelled as a charioteer; in fact this is the best depiction that we presently possess in any epic corpus of a charioteer type. Krsna is also described in his role of moral instructor, as poet and ambassador, and in the office of dual kingship with the dharmaraja Yudhisthira. There is no other representation of a complex friendship in the poem ... Read more
Heroic Kṛṣṇa is a portrait of a pre-Hindu and pre-classical figure of a superhuman hero who in time became the divinity Krsna, an incarnation of Visnu. This is a picture, drawn from the epic Mahābhārata, of an archaic warrior who excelled as a charioteer; in fact this is the best depiction that we presently possess in any epic corpus of a charioteer type. Krsna is also described in his role of moral instructor, as poet and ambassador, and in the office of dual kingship with the dharmaraja Yudhisthira. There is no other representation of a complex friendship in the poem ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
185
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Ilex Series
Condition
New
Weight
286g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674073333
SKU
V9780674073333
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About Kevin McGrath
Kevin McGrath is an Associate of the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies at Harvard University.
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