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The Disguises of the Demon: The Development of the Yaksa in Hinduism and Buddhism (Suny Series in Hindu Studies) - Couverture souple

Sutherland, Gail Hinich

 
9780791406229: The Disguises of the Demon: The Development of the Yaksa in Hinduism and Buddhism (Suny Series in Hindu Studies)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0791406229 ISBN 13 : 9780791406229
Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1991

Synopsis

Among the most ancient deities of South Asia, the yaksha straddle the boundaries between popular and textual traditions in both Hinduism and Buddhism and both benevolent and malevolent facets. As a figure of material plenty, the yaksis epitomized as Kubera, god of wealth and king of the yaks In demonic guise, the yaksis related to a large family of demonic and quasi-demonic beings, such as nagas, gandharvas, raks, and the man-eating pisaacas.

Translating and interpreting texts and passages from the Vedic literature, the Hindu epics, the Puranas, Kālidāsa's Meghadūta, and the Buddhist Jātaka Tales, Sutherland traces the development and transformation of the elusive yaksfrom an early identification with the impersonal absolute itself to a progressively more demonic and diminished terrestrial characterization. Her investigation is set within the framework of a larger inquiry into the nature of evil, misfortune, and causation in Indian myth and religion.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gail Hinich Sutherland is Assistant Professor of Asian Religions at Louisiana State University.

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Éditeur
State University of New York Press
Date d'édition
1991
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0791406229
ISBN 13 
9780791406229
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
258
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