{"product_id":"hindu-myths-a-sourcebook-translated-from-the-sanskrit-paperback","title":"Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook Translated from the Sanskrit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWendy Doniger\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eWendy Doniger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded in sacred Sanskrit texts, including the \u003ci\u003eRig Veda\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHindu Myths\u003c\/i\u003e are thought to date back as far as the tenth century BCE. Here in these seventy-five seminal myths are the many incarnations of Vishnu, who saves mankind from destruction, and the mischievous child Krishna, alongside stories of the minor gods, demons, rivers and animals including boars, buffalo, serpents and monkeys. Immensely varied and bursting with colour and life, they demonstrate the Hindu belief in the limitless possibilities of the world - from the teeming miracles of creation to the origins of the incarnation of Death who eventually touches them all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy Doniger\u003c\/b\u003e holds doctoral degrees in Indian literature from Harvard and Oxford Universities and is the Mircea Eliade Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago. Her publications include translations of \u003ci\u003eThe Rig Veda\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Laws of Manu\u003c\/i\u003e for the Penguin Classics, and the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eKama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e for OUP.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.78 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753870655776,"sku":"9780140449907","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f46984c8b124a25aa5f836e06f81dee6.webp?v=1780028638","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hindu-myths-a-sourcebook-translated-from-the-sanskrit-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}