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Valmiki's Ramayana

  • ISBN-13: 9781538113684
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
  • Translated with commentary by Arshia Sattar
  • Price: AUD $84.99
  • Stock: 1 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 14/06/2018
  • Format: Paperback (100.00mm X 100.00mm) 562 pages Weight: 860g
  • Categories: Buddhism [HRE]
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One of India's greatest epics, the Ramayana pervades the country's moral and cultural consciousness. For generations it has served as a bedtime story for Indian children, while at the same time engaging the interest of philosophers and theologians. Believed to have been composed by Valmiki sometime between the eighth and sixth centuries BC, the Ramayana tells the tragic and magical story of Rama, the prince of Ayodhya, an incarnation of Lord Visnu, born to rid the earth of the terrible demon Ravana. An idealized heroic tale ending with the inevitable triumph of good over evil, the Ramayana is also an intensely personal story of family relationships, love and loss, duty and honor, of harem intrigue, petty jealousies, and destructive ambitions. All this played out in a universe populated by larger-than-life humans, gods and celestial beings, wondrous animals and terrifying demons. With her magnificent translation and superb introduction, Arshia Sattar has successfully bridged both time and space to bring this ancient classic to modern English readers.
Guide to Pronouncing Special Sanskrit Characters Translator's Note to the Updated Edition Translator's Note Introduction Childhood Ayodhya Wilderness Kiskindha Beauty War Epilogue Glossary Index
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