The rise of Mahāsena : the transformation of Skanda-Kārttikeya in North india from the Kuṣāṇa to Gupta empires
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The rise of Mahāsena : the transformation of Skanda-Kārttikeya in North india from the Kuṣāṇa to Gupta empires
（Brill's Indological library, v. 39）
Brill, 2012
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Revision of the author's Ph.D. dissertation
Bibliography: p. [237]-250
Includes index
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内容説明
This book studies the early development of Skanda-Karttikeya's Hindu cult from its earliest textual and material sources to the end of the Gupta Empire in the north of India. The text argues that Skanda's early 'popular' cult is found in Graha and Matr traditions oriented towards appeasing potentially dangerous spirits. Once propitiated, however, Skanda and his Grahas/ Matrs could become fierce protectors of their followers. During the Kusana and Gupta empires, this tradition gains the attention of rulers, who transform the deity's protective cult into one focused on the ruler's military prowess and right to rule. Once detached from his former popular traditions the deity's cult begins to falter in the north as it becomes increasingly focused on elite agendas.
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