{"product_id":"the-goddess-and-the-sun-in-indian-myth-power-preservation-and-mirrored-m-257-h-257-tmyas-in-the-m-257-rka-7751-7693-eya-pur-257-7751-a-paperback-1","title":"The Goddess and the Sun in Indian Myth: Power, Preservation and Mirrored M\u0026#257;h\u0026#257;tmyas in the M\u0026#257;rka\u0026#7751;\u0026#7693;eya Pur\u0026#257;\u0026#7751;a - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaj Balkaran\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn analyzing the parallels between myths glorifying the Indian Great Goddess, Durga, and those glorifying the Sun, Surya\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003efound in the \u003cem\u003eMarka  eya Pura a\u003c\/em\u003e, this book argues for an ideological ecosystem at work in the \u003ci\u003eMarka  eya Pura a\u003c\/i\u003e privileging worldly values, of which Indian kings, the Goddess (Devi), the Sun (Surya), Manu and Marka  eya himself are paragons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book features a salient discovery in Sanskrit narrative text: just as the \u003ci\u003eMarka  eya Pura a\u003c\/i\u003e houses the \u003ci\u003eDevi Mahatmya \u003c\/i\u003eglorifying the supremacy of the Indian Great Goddess, Durga, it also houses a \u003ci\u003eSurya Mahatmya\u003c\/i\u003e, glorifying the supremacy of the Sun, Surya, in much the same manner. This book argues that these \u003cem\u003emahatmyas\u003c\/em\u003e were meaningfully and purposefully positioned in the \u003ci\u003eMarka  eya Pura a\u003c\/i\u003e, while previous scholarship has considered this haphazard interpolation for sectarian aims. The book demonstrates that deliberate compositional strategies make up the Saura-Sakta symbiosis found in these mirrored \u003cem\u003emahatmyas\u003c\/em\u003e. Moreover, the author explores what he calls the \"dharmic double helix\" of Brahmanism, most explicitly articulated by the structural opposition between \u003cem\u003eprav tti \u003c\/em\u003e(worldly) and \u003cem\u003eniv tti\u003c\/em\u003e (other-worldy) \u003cem\u003edharmas\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the first narrative study of the \u003ci\u003eSurya Mahatmya\u003c\/i\u003e, along with the first study of the \u003ci\u003eMarka  eya Pura a\u003c\/i\u003e (or any Pura a), as a narrative whole, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of Religion, Hindu Studies, South Asian Studies, Goddess Studies, Narrative Theory and Comparative Mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaj Balkaran\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches at the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is also the host of \"New Books in Hindu Studies\", a podcast channel on the New Books Network, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Goddess and The King in Indian Myth\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42650742358112,"sku":"9781032400174","price":123.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/T2k1V0hRUkRKS1JWOW5NK3Q3L1dEZz09.webp?v=1773780659","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-goddess-and-the-sun-in-indian-myth-power-preservation-and-mirrored-m-257-h-257-tmyas-in-the-m-257-rka-7751-7693-eya-pur-257-7751-a-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}