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Produktbild: After the War

After the War The Last Books of the Mahabharata

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

02.09.2022

Verlag

Oxford University Press

Seitenzahl

192

Maße (L/B/H)

21/13,9/1,3 cm

Gewicht

218 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-19-755340-4

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

02.09.2022

Verlag

Oxford University Press

Seitenzahl

192

Maße (L/B/H)

21/13,9/1,3 cm

Gewicht

218 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-19-755340-4

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: After the War

    • Contents
    • Acknowledgements
    • Introduction
    • Part I: The Text and the Story
    • The Older Generation: The Birth of Pandu, Dhritarashtra, and Vidura
    • The Birth of the Sons of Pandu and Kunti
    • The Marriage of Draupadi
    • Part II: The Last Books of the Mahabharata
    • Book Fifteen (Ashramavasika, Living in the Ashram) and Book Eleven (Stri, The Women)
    • Book Sixteen (Mausala, The Battle of the Clubs), Gandhari's Curse, and Buddhist and Jain Variants
    • Book Seventeen (Mahaprasthanika, The Great Departure) and Yudhishthira's Dog
    • Book Eighteen (Svargarohana, Climbing to Heaven) and the Transfer of Karma
    • Part III: The Meaning of the End of the Story
    • Death and Transfiguration
    • Theodicy and the Cause of Devastating War
    • Vengeful Pride as a Cause of War
    • Part IV: An Apology for My Translation
    • Criticizing the Critical Edition, and Leaving Key Words in Sanskrit
    • The Problem of Adjectives and Epithets
    • The Poet and his Formulas, or, Parry and Lord to the Rescue
    • The Translation
    • Book Fifteen, Ashramavasika Parvan, The Book of Living in the Ashram
    • Chapters Twenty-Six to Forty-Seven
    • Preface to Book Fifteen
    • Part One: Living in the Ashram
    • Chapter 26: Narada Arrives and Predicts Dhritarashtra's Arrival in Heaven
    • Chapter 27: Narada Predicts Dhritarashtra's Worlds
    • Chapter 28: The Pandavas Worry about Their Mother and Dhritarashtra
    • Chapter 29: The Pandavas Set Out for the Forest
    • Chapter 30: The Pandavas Enter the Forest with their Army
    • Chapter 31: The Pandavas meet Kunti, Dhritarashtra, and Gandhari
    • Chapter 32: Sanjaya, the Bard, Introduces the Pandavas to the Hermits
    • Chapter 33: Vidura Enters the Body of Yudhishthira
    • Chapter 34: Yudhishthira Distributes Gifts and Vyasa Arrives
    • Chapter 35: Vyasa Explains Who Vidura Was and Offers to Perform a Miracle
    • Part Two: The Vision of the Sons
    • Chapter 36: Narada Arrives and Dhritarashtra Grieves
    • Chapter 37: Gandhari Tells Vyasa of the Women's Grief
    • Chapter 38: Kunti Tells Vyasa How She Abandoned Karna
    • Chapter 39: Vyasa Explains the Incarnation of the Gods as Warriors
    • Chapter 40: The Dead Warriors Appear Out of the Ganges
    • Chapter 41: The Returned Warriors Depart and Their Wives Enter the Ganges
    • Chapter 44: The Pandavas Take Leave of Dhritarashtra, Gandhari, and Kunti
    • Part Three: The Arrival of Narada
    • Chapter 45: Narada Arrives and Tells Yudhishthira How Dhritarashtra, Gandhari, and Kunti Died
    • Chapter 46: Yudhishthira Mourns for the Dead and Curses Kingship
    • Chapter 47: Narada Explains the Fire and Yudhishthira Performs the Funerals
    • Book Sixteen, Mausala Parvan, The Book of the Battle of the Clubs
    • Preface to Book Sixteen
    • Chapter 1: Yudhishthira Sees Omens and Learns about the Battle of the Clubs
    • Chapter 2: The Sages Curse the Vrishnis and the Club Appears
    • Chapter 3: Omens Appear and Krishna Proclaims a Pilgrimage
    • Chapter 4: The Vrishnis Go on a Pilgrimage and a Fight Breaks Out
    • Chapter 5: Krishna and Balarama Depart and Die
    • Chapter 6: Arjuna Goes to Dvaraka
    • Chapter 7: Arjuna Visits Vasudeva, Who Grieves and Vows to Die
    • Chapter 8: Arjuna Leads the Vrishni Women Out of Dvaraka and Bandits Attack
    • Chapter 9. Arjuna Visits Vyasa and Yudhishthira
    • Book Seventeen, Mahaprasthanika Parvan, The Book of the Great Departure
    • Preface to Book Seventeen
    • Chapter 1. The Pandavas Install the Kings, Depart and Encounter Fire
    • Chapter 2. Draupadi, Sahadeva, Nakula, Arjuna, and Bhima Fall
    • Chapter 3. Yudhishthira Goes to Heaven, With a Dog
    • Book Eighteen, Svargarohana Parvan, The Book of Climbing to Heaven
    • Preface to Book Eighteen
    • Chapter 1. Yudhishthira Reaches Heaven and Encounters Duryodhana
    • Chapter 2. Yudhishthira Goes to Hell and Meets His Brothers and Draupadi
    • Chapter 3. Yudhishthira Remains in Heaven and Bathes in the Heavenly Ganges
    • Chapter 4. Yudhishthira in Heaven Meets the Reborn Warriors from Both Sides
    • Chapter 5. Everyone Becomes the Gods They Always Were
    • Appendices
    • Appendix One: Adjectives Applied to Several Characters
    • Appendix Two: Names and Epithets of Central Characters
    • Appendix Three: Minor Characters and Classes of Beings
    • Appendix Four: The Earlier Lives of the Protagonists of the Last Books of the Mahabharata
    • Appendix Five: Bibliography for Further Reading
    • Appendix Six: Technical Textual Notes