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Gaṇeśapurāṇa
Greg Bailey
其他書名
Krīḍākhaṇḍa
出版
Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
, 1995
主題
Religion / Hinduism / General
ISBN
3447054727
9783447054720
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fgRORuZJqsMC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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This book offers a translation of the seven thousand verses of the second book of the medieval Hindu text, the Ganesa Purana, one of two Puranas dedicated to the important elephant-headed god. In this book the reader is given many narratives about Ganesas ascent to earth in order to kill demonic figures who threaten to overthrow the correct world order. In addition, these narratives contain myths about Ganesa's birth and family as well as some extended and quite humorous myths about ideal devotees of the god.The translation is preceded by a long introduction offering a geographical and historical context for the GanesaPurana. Following the translation are very extensive notes which bring our points of philological interest, but focus mainly on the literary structure of the text and the methods used to present the many myths and narratives in a coherent and fully integrated manner.