Disorienting Dharma Ethics and the Aesthetics of Suffering in the Mahabharata |
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| Author:
| Hudson, Emily T. |
| Series title: | AAR Religions in Translation Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-986078-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $72.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the relationship between ethics, aesthetics, and religion in classical Indian literature and literary theory by focusing on one of the most celebrated and enigmatic texts to emerge from the Sanskrit epic tradition, the Mahabharata.
This book explores the relationship between ethics, aesthetics, and religion in classical Indian literature and literary theory by focusing on one of the most celebrated and enigmatic texts to emerge from the Sanskrit epic tradition, the Mahabharata.