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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9788120839724 |
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| Terms of availability |
Gifted |
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RRLF |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
294.513 |
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DIM |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Dimmitt,Cornelia |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
CLASSICAL HINDU MYTHOLOGY : |
| Remainder of title |
Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Motilal Banarsidas |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2015/01/01 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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373 |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Hindu Tradition Series |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
The Mahapuranas embody the received tradition of Hindu mythology. This anthology contains fresh translations of these myths, only a few of which have ever been available in English before, thus providing a rich new portion of Hindu mythology. <br/><br/>The book is organized into six chapters. "Origins" contains myths relating to creation, time, and space. "Seers, Kings and Supernaturals" relates tales of rivers, trees, animals, demons, and men, particularly heroes and sages. Myths about the chief gods are dealt with in three separate chapters: Krsna, Visnu, and Siva. The chapter The Goddess presents stories of the wives and lovers of the gods, as well as of Kali, the savage battle goddess. <br/><br/>In their introductions, the editors provide a historical setting in which to discuss Hindu mythology as well as full analysis of its basis sources. The many names given the original. The editors have provided a thorough glossary to make these names accessible. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Hindu mythology |
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Puranas |
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Van Buitenen,J A B |
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Lending |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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