Chastity in ancient Indian texts : precept, practice, and portrayal /: precept, practice, and portrayal. (2022)
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- Book
- Title:
- Chastity in ancient Indian texts : precept, practice, and portrayal /: precept, practice, and portrayal. (2022)
- Main Title:
- Chastity in ancient Indian texts : precept, practice, and portrayal
- Further Information:
- Note: Oly Roy.
- Authors:
- Roy, Oly
- Contents:
- Introduction 1. Conceptualising Chastity 2. Conformity in the Great Epics (the Mahābhārata and the Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa) 3. Deviance in the Great Epics 4. Chastity as Reflected in the MahaPurāṇas 5. Deviant Behaviour as Reflected in the MahaPurāṇas 6. Comparative Evaluation of Conformity and Deviance in Hāla’s Sattasaī and the Jātakas Conclusion
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- New Delhi : Routledge India
- Publication Date:
- 2022
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 821.209
Sanskrit literature -- History and criticism
Chastity in literature
Women -- Sexual behavior -- History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781000634990
9781000634976
9781003312949 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781138364134
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