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Sambuka and the Ramayana Tradition
- A History of Motifs and Motives in South Asia
Engelsk Paperback
Sambuka and the Ramayana Tradition
- A History of Motifs and Motives in South Asia
Engelsk Paperback

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According to Vālmīki’s Sanskrit Rāmāyaṇa (early centuries CE), Śambūka was practicing severe acts of austerity to enter heaven. In engaging in these acts as a Śūdra, Śambūka was in violation of class- and caste-based societal norms prescribed exclusively by the ruling and religious elite. Rāma, the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa epic, is dispatched to kill Śambūka, whose transgression is said to be the cause of a young Brahmin’s death. The gods rejoice upon the Śūdra’s death and restore the life of the Brahmin. Subsequent Rāmāyaṇa poets almost instantly recognized this incident as a blemish on Rāma’s character and they began problematizing this earliest version of the story. They adjusted and updated the story to suit the expectations of their audiences. The works surveyed in this study include numerous works originating in Hindu, Jain, Dalit and non-Brahmin communities while spanning the period from Śambūka’s first appearance in the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa through to the present day. The book follows the Śambūka episode chronologically across its entire history—approximately two millennia—to illuminate the social, religious, legal, and artistic connections that span the entire range of the Rāmāyaṇa’s influence and its place throughout various phases of Indian history and social revolution. 

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
274
ISBN-13:
9781839994944
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1839994940
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
13 maj 2025
Længde:
18mm
Bredde:
151mm
Højde:
228mm
Forlag:
Anthem Press
Oplagsdato:
13 maj 2025
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