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University of Chicago Press Cult of Draupadi V 2: On Hindu Ritual and the Goddess

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This is the first volume of a projected three-volume work on the little-known South Indian folk cult of the goddess Draupadi and on the classical epic, the Mahabharata, that the cult brings to life in mythic, ritual, and dramatic forms. Draupadi, the chief heroine of the Sanskrit Mahabharata, takes on many unexpected guises in her Tamil cult, but her dimensions as a folk goddess remain rooted in a rich interpretive vision of the great epic. By examining the ways that the cult of Draupadi commingles traditions about the goddess and the epic, Alf Hiltebeitel shows the cult to be singularly representative of the inner tensions and working dynamics of popular devotional Hinduism. From the Back Cover This volume on Draupadi cult ritual follows a simple structure. It takes the order of a Draupadi festival from beginning to end. It thus mirrors the second part of volume 1 of the study, which does the same thing for Draupadi cult mythology. For those whose primary interest is in ritual, it can, of course, be read independently of the first volume, since where the myths are pertinent to understanding the rituals, the information has been repeated. About the Author Alf Hiltebeitel is a professor of religion and director of the Human Sciences Program at The George Washington University. He is the author or editor of numerous books including the two-volume Cult of Draupadi and Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Brand: University of Chicago Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0226340473
Category: Books > Subjects > Mind, Body & Spirit > Mythology > Folklore
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 August 1991
Listed Since: 24 October 2006

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