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almafu_9958352028602883
Format:
1 online resource(368 p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780674089136
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction: Sympathy for the Devi: Snakes and Snake Goddesses in Hinduism --
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Prologue --
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Part One. In the divine realm --
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Creation --
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The Revenge of the Valakhilyas --
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The Menace of Taraka --
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The Birth of Parvati and Her Marriage with Shiva --
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The Birth of Ganesha and Kartikeya --
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The Slaying of Taraka the Asura --
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The Birth of Chandradhara --
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Shiva’s Dalliances --
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The Birth of Manasa --
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Manasa’s Forest Exile --
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The Churning of the Seas --
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The Marriages of Manasa and Neta --
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The Sarpa Satra --
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Looking Earthward --
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Part Two. In the Realm of the Merchant King --
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Winning over Cowherds --
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The Battle with Hassan and Hossein --
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Jalu and Malu --
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Neutralizing Chand’s Occult Power --
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The Slaying of Shankha-Dhanvantari --
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The Killing of Dhona and Mona --
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Eliminating Chand’s Six Sons --
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Usha and Aniruddha Press- Ganged by Padma --
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The Birth of Lakshmindar and Behula --
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The Adventures and Misadventures of Chand the Merchant King --
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The Return Voyage --
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The Marriage of Behula and Lakshmindar --
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Death in the Steel Chamber --
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Behula’s River Journey --
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The Resolution --
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Notes --
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Sources --
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Glossary --
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Acknowledgments
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674365292
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674089136
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674089136
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674089136
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