The Vindhyavāsinī cycle

Author(s)

• 横地, 優子 ヨコチ, ユウコ

Bibliographic Information

The Vindhyavāsinī cycle

critical edition with an introduction & annotated English synopsis by Yuko Yokochi

（Supplement to Groningen Oriental studies, . The Skandapurāṇa ; v. 3 ; Adhyāyas 34.1-61,53-69）

Brill , Egbert Forsten, 2013

Uniform Title

Puranas. Skandapurāṇa

Note

English and Sanskrit

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Skandapurana III presents a critical edition of the Vindhyavasini Cycle (Adhyayas 34.1-61, 53-69) from the Skandapurana , with an introduction and annotated English synopsis. The text edited in this volume provides the oldest full account of the myth of the goddess of the Vindhya mountains; it is one of the main sources of the Devimahatmya, the most famous scripture of the goddess worship in India, and as such indispensable for the study of the history of goddess worship. The introduction contains an examination into the relationship of the manuscripts and the date of the Skandapurana . The work is currently only available in print as an exact reprint done in a smaller book size (15.5 x 23.5 cm) than the first printrun.

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Details

• NCID: BB14779169
• ISBN:
  • 9789004250727
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engsan
• Place of Publication: Leiden,Groningen
• Pages/Volumes: x, 401 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL1140.4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Puranas -- Skandapurāṇa
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB16968592
• Uniform Title ID:
  • EA00029689