Epic Mythology
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Epic Mythology

  1. 277 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Epic Mythology

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Information

Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9783111182520
eBook ISBN
9783111551999
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. I. Introduction
  2. § 1. Date of Epic Poetry
  3. § 2. The Concept Deva
  4. II. The Lower Mythology
  5. § 3. Definition
  6. § 4. Divine Rivers
  7. § 5. Divine Trees and Groves
  8. § 6. Divine Mountains
  9. § 7. Vegetal Divinities
  10. § 8. Animal Divinities. Hanumat and the Divine Apes
  11. § 9. The Cow
  12. § 10. The Elephant
  13. § 11. Demoniac Animals
  14. § 12. Divine and Demoniac Birds
  15. § 13. Serpents
  16. III. Spirits
  17. § 14. Pretas
  18. § 15. The Pitrs
  19. § 16. The Bhuts
  20. § 17. Räkșasas, Yätudhänas, and Piśäcas
  21. § 18. The Asuras
  22. IV. The Gods
  23. § 19. Origin and General Characteristics of the Gods
  24. § 20. The Number of Gods
  25. § 21. Leaders of the Gods
  26. § 22. The Signs of the Gods
  27. § 23. Habitations of Spiritual Beings
  28. § 24. Children and Wives of the Gods
  29. § 25. Men as Gods
  30. § 26. Religion and Morals of the Gods
  31. § 27. Relation between Gods and Men. Worship
  32. § 28. The Days of the Gods
  33. § 29. Shrines and Temples of the Gods
  34. § 30. Idols of the Gods
  35. § 31. The Gods collectively as Fate
  36. § 32. Kali
  37. § 33. The Pantheon
  38. § 34. The Sky-God
  39. § 35—36. Earth
  40. § 37. Aditi and the Adityas
  41. V. The Eight Great Devas
  42. § 38—43. The Sun-God
  43. § 44—46. The Moon-God
  44. § 47—48. The Wind-God
  45. § 49-53. The Fire-God
  46. § 54—58. Yama
  47. § 59—65. Varuṇa and Ocean
  48. § 66—82. Indra
  49. § 83—90. Kubera
  50. § 91—92. The World-Protectors
  51. VI. The Hosts of Spirits
  52. § 93—98. Gandharvas
  53. § 99. Kimnaras and Kimpurusas
  54. § 100—104. The Apsarasas
  55. § 105—109. Kama
  56. § 110. The Aśvins
  57. § 111. The Maruts
  58. § 112. The Vasus
  59. § 113. The Rudras
  60. § 114. The Viśve Devas
  61. § 115. The Sädhyas
  62. § 116. The Vidyädharas
  63. § 117. The Kapas
  64. VII. The Divine Seers as Star-Gods
  65. § 118. The Heptads of Seers
  66. § 119. Divisions of Ṛşis
  67. § 120. Families of Ṛşis
  68. § 121. Bhfgu and Bhärgavas
  69. § 122. Uśanas
  70. § 123. Bfhaspati
  71. § 124. Vașistha and Viśvämitra
  72. § 125. Gautama, Atri, Bharadväja, Jamadagni, Räma, Pfthu Vainya
  73. § 126. Agastya and Vyäsa
  74. VIII. Earthly Ṛșis
  75. § 127. The Välakhilyas
  76. § 128. The Uttara Kurus
  77. § 129. (a) Cäracas and Caras; (b) Tusitas and Lekhas
  78. § 130. Minor Individual Seers
  79. IX. The Three Supreme Gods
  80. § 131—138. Brahman
  81. § 139—142. Creation
  82. § 143—156. Vişṇu
  83. § 157—165. Siva (Skanda, § 163—165)
  84. § 164. Trimurti and its Constituents
  85. Index
  86. Additions and Corrections
  87. Abbreviations
  88. CONTENTS