Arjuna-Odysseus: Shared Heritage in Indian and Greek Epic

by N. J. Allen, N.J. Allen, N J Allen

Book Overview

Bringing together the study of the Greek classics and Indology, Arjuna-Odysseus provides a comparative analysis of the shared heritage of the Mahābhārata and early Greek traditions presented in the texts of Homer and Hesiod.

Building on the ethnographic theories of Durkheim, Mauss, and Dumont, the volume explores the convergences and rapprochements between the Mahābhārata and the Greek texts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367348306
• ISBN13: 9780367348304
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.1"