Kridakhanda

Bailey, Greg:
Gaṇeśapurāṇa / transl., notes and index by Greg Bailey. - Part 2: Krīḍākhaṇḍa. - Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz, 2008. - XVI, 693 S. - (Purāṇa research publications Tübingen ; vol. 4, part 2)
ISBN 978-3-447-05472-0 / 3-447-05472-7
EUR 82,00
-- Angekündigt für September 2008 --

Beschreibung
This book offers a translation of the seven thousand verses of the second book of the medieval Hindu text, the Gaṇeśa Purāṇa, one of two Purāṇas dedicated to the important elephant-headed god. In this book the reader is given many narratives about Gaṇeśas ascent to earth in order to kill demonic figures who threaten to overthrow the correct world order. In addition, these narratives contain myths about Gaṇeśa's birth and family as well as some extended and quite humorous myths about ideal devotees of the god. The translation is preceded by a long introduction offering a geographical and historical context for the Gaṇeśa Purāṇa. Following the translation are very extensive notes which bring our points of philological interest, but focus mainly on the literary structure of the text and the methods used to present the many myths and narratives in a coherent and fully integrated manner. [Verlagsinformation]

Inhalt
Editor's preface. xi
Foreword. xiii
Abbreviations. xv
Introduction: Towards an historical and literary contextualising of the Gaṇeśapurāṇa. 1
Translation of the Krīḍākhaṇḍa. 87
Notes to the text and the translation of the Krīḍā Khaṇḍa. 413
Appendices. 627
   1. Variant readings. 629
   2. Myth notations. 654
   3. Epithets of Gaṇeśa used in the Krīḍā Khaṇḍa. 656
   4. Contents of the Vināyaka Māhātmya. 657
Bibliography. 659
Index. 665

Übersetzer
GREG BAILEY, Associate Professor, Asian Studies Program, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia. Faculty profile.

Quellen: Harrassowitz
Schlagwörter: Sanskrit; Purana; Ganesa; Hinduismus