Rethinking the Mahabharata: A Reader's Guide to the Education of the Dharma King

by Alf Hiltebeitel

Book Overview

The ancient Indian Sanskrit tradition produced no text more intriguing, or more persistently misunderstood or underappreciated, than the Mahabharata. Its intricacies have waylaid generations of scholars and ignited dozens of unresolved debates. In Rethinking the Mahabharata, Alf Hiltebeitel offers a unique model for understanding the great epic. Employing a wide range of literary and narrative theory, Hiltebeitel draws on historical and comparative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226340546
• ISBN13: 9780226340548
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 375 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"