Description
Unveil the profound spiritual, literary, and cultural heritage of South Asia with this monumental 30-book collection. Spanning classical Sanskrit epics, localized folk traditions, and deep anthropological studies, this comprehensive bundle offers an unparalleled exploration of the myths, deities, and societal structures that have shaped the Indian subcontinent and beyond.
Whether you are delving into the philosophical depths of the Bhagavadgita, exploring the varied retellings of the Ramayana, or examining the intricate gender dynamics within ancient texts, this collection brings together seminal works by leading global scholars and Indologists.
Bundle Highlights:
The Great Epics Decoded: Deep dive into the Mahabharata and Ramayana through multiple lenses. Explore the unity of the texts, regional variations like the Bichitra Ramayana and Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas, and the fascinating evolutionary arcs of epic heroes like Karna and Hanuman.
Gods, Demons & Folk Cults: Move beyond the mainstream pantheon. Discover the socio-religious significance of South Indian village gods (Gramadevatas), the esoteric world of Naga (serpent) worship, the cosmology of Kathmandu, and the fascinating “inverted pantheon” of Indian demonology.
Divine Feminine & Gender Studies: Critically examine the construction of womanhood in the Mahabharata, the worship of the Great Goddess, and the intricate intersections of gender, sexuality, and marriage in Indic religious traditions.
Philosophy & Historical Scholarship: Engage with Lokmanya Tilak’s monumental Srimad Bhagavadgita Rahasya, dissect the Puranic world’s environmental and ritualistic shifts, and celebrate the rich legacy of Sanskrit literary history and Indo-Aryan mythology.
This master collection is an indispensable resource for historians, mythologists, students of South Asian anthropology, and anyone captivated by the infinite stories of the East.
- A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography History, and Literature
- Argument and Design: The Unity of the Mahabharata
- Art, Myths and Visual Culture of South Asia
- Asiatic Mythology: A Detailed Description and Explanation of the Mythologies of
- All the Great Nations of Asia
- Bichitra Ramayana: A Voice from Wilderness
- Devi and the Spouse Goddess: Women, Sexuality, and Marriages in India
- Early Buddhist Mythology
- Epic and Argument in Sanskrit Literary History
- Essays on Indo-Aryan Mythology
- Essays on the Mahabharata
- Eternal Ramayana: The Ramayana of Tulsidas
- From Myths to Markets: Essays on Gender
- Goddesses and Women in the Indic Religious Tradition
- Gods and Temples in South India
- Gods Men and Territory: Society and Culture in Kathmandu Valley
- Great Indian Epics: International Perspectives
- Hanuman: God and Epic Hero: The Origin and Growth of Hanuman in Indian Literary and Folk Tradition
- Indian Demonology: The Inverted Pantheon
- Indian Serpent-Lore or the Nagas in Hindu Legend and Art
- Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s, Srimad Bhagavadgita Rahasya or Karma Yoga-Sastra
- Myths of the North-East Frontier of India
- One God, Two Goddesses: Three Studies of South Indian Cosmology
- The Great Indian Epics: The Stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata
- The Hungry God: Hindu Tales of Filicide and Devotion
- The Infinite Story: The Past and Present of the Ramayanas in Hindi
- The Making of Womanhood: Gender Relations in the Mahabharata
- The Puranic World: Environment Gender Ritual and Myth
- The Sanskrit Epics
- The Sanskrit Hero: Karna in Epic Mahabharata
- The Village Gods of South India
