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Sambuka and the Ramayana Tradition

- A History of Motifs and Motives in South Asia
Af: Aaron Sherraden Engelsk Hardback

Sambuka and the Ramayana Tradition

- A History of Motifs and Motives in South Asia
Af: Aaron Sherraden Engelsk Hardback
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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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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: 9781839984693
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1839984694
Kategori: India
Udg. Dato: 1 aug 2023
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 153mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: Anthem Press
Oplagsdato: 1 aug 2023
Forfatter(e): Aaron Sherraden
Forfatter(e) Aaron Sherraden

Kategori India

ISBN-13 9781839984693

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 274

Udgave

Længde 26mm

Bredde 153mm

Højde 229mm

Udg. Dato 1 aug 2023

Oplagsdato 1 aug 2023

Forlag Anthem Press

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