Hanuman's Tale The Messages of a Divine Monkey

Name: Hanuman's Tale The Messages of a Divine Monkey
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ISBN: 9780195309225

ISBN-10: 0195309227

ISBN-13: 9780195309225

Edition: 2006

Authors: Philip Lutgendorf

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Hanuman, the Hindu monkey-god, is best known in the west for his role in the ancient epic Ramayana (he is also considered the tales first author), in which, as the devoted servant of Rama, the tales hero, he leads a ferocious monkey army to help defeat the evil Ravana and rescue Ramas wife Sita. But because he does not figure as prominently as others in the ancient Sanskrit texts that have traditionally been studied by western scholars, Hanuman has often been relegated to the status of minor deity. Philip Lutgendorf moves beyond these texts to examine Hindu popular literature, art, and ritual, and shows that Hanuman is perhaps the most beloved deity in the Hindu pantheon. Far from being a…

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List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/11/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.10" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



On Transliteration, Vocabulary, and Style



Major and Minor: Hanuman in Hindu Life and Scholarly Discourse



A Long and Winding Tail: Hanuman in History and Historiography



Prayers, Recipes, Memoirs: Hanuman in Hindi Popular Literature



The Hanumayana: Forty Tales of Hanuman



A Reader's Guide to the Hanumayana



Sitings and Sightings: Hanuman in the Cultural Landscape



Like Mother, Like Son: Hanuman, Goddesses, and Women



Monkey in the Middle: Hanuman and His Kin in Transcultural Discourse



Two Poems in Praise of Hanuman


Glossary


Bibliography


Principal Hanumayana Sources by Author


Other Sources


Index