Re-Ending the Mahabharata: The Rejection of Dharma in the Sanskrit Epic
Naama Shalom
This book challenges two prevalent assumptions about the Mahābhārata that its narrative is inherently incapable of achieving a conclusion and that its ending, the Svargārohaṇa parva, is an extraneous part of the text. While the exegetic traditions have largely tended to suppress, ignore, or overlook the importance of this final section, Shalom argues that the moment of the condemnation of dharma that occurs in the Svargārohaṇa parva, expressed by the epic protagonist, Yudhiṣṭhira, against his father, Dharma, is of crucial importance. It sheds light on the incessant preoccupation and intrinsic dismay towards the concept of dharma (the cardinal theme around which the epic revolves) expressed by Mahābhārata narrators throughout the epic, and is thus highly significant for understanding the Mahābhārata narrative as a whole.
Կատեգորիաներ:
Տարի:
2017
Հրատարակչություն:
State University of New York Press
Լեզու:
english
Էջեր:
248
ISBN 10:
1438465017
ISBN 13:
9781438465012
Սերիաներ:
SUNY Series in Hindu Studies
Ֆայլ:
PDF, 1.85 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2017