Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook by Wendy Doniger

Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook

Wendy Doniger

368 pages first pub 1975 (view editions)

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This book is ideal for readers who seek an adventurous exploration of timeless mythological narratives intertwined with profound insights into Hindu cosmology and philosophy.

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Recorded in sacred Sanskrit texts, including the Rig Veda and the Mahabharata, Hindu Myths are thought to date back as far as the tenth century BCE. Here in these seventy-five seminal myths are the many incarnations of Vishnu, who saves mankind fr...

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