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9780811210980: Manimekhalai: The Dancer With the Magic Bowl
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0811210987 ISBN 13 : 9780811210980
Editeur : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1989

Synopsis

Never before translated into English, the Manimekhalai is one of the great classics of Indian culture. A second-century Tamil verse epic, it is a sequel to the Shilappadikaram (New Directions, 1965), which was also masterfully translated into prose by the acclaimed musician and scholar of Hinduism, Alain Daniélou. Rich with details of the period's arts, customs, and religions, the Manimekhalai provides an extraordinary picture of an age that suddenly comes back to life. It is the story of a beautiful young dancer who decides to forego her looming career as a courtesan in order to dedicate her life (with the aid of gods, demigods, and a magic bowl called the Cow of Abundance) to charity and to attaining the "bright light of knowledge."

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À propos de l'auteur

Alain Daniélou was an Indian historian, intellectual, musicologist, and a noted western convert to and expert of Shaivite Hinduism.

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Éditeur
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0811210987
ISBN 13 
9780811210980
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
191
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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