The world of the Skandapurāṇa : northern India in the sixth and seventh centuries
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The world of the Skandapurāṇa : northern India in the sixth and seventh centuries
（Supplement to Groningen Oriental studies）
Brill, c2014
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Bibliography: p. 277-299
Includes index
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- Appendix: The Koṭīvarṣa Māhātmya of the Skandapurāṇa / edited by Yuko Yokochi
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The World of the Skandapurana explores the historical, religious and literary environment that gave rise to the composition and spread of this early Purana text devoted to Siva. It is argued that the text originated in circles of Pasupata ascetics and laymen, probably in Benares, in the second half of the 6th and first half of he 7th centuries. The book describes the political developments in Northern India after the fall of the Gupta Empire until the successor states which arose after the death of king Harsavardhana of Kanauj in the second half of the 7th century. The work consists of two parts. In the first part the historical environment in which this Purana was composed is described. The second part explores six localities in Northern India that play a prominent role in the text. It is richly illustrated and contains a detailed bibliography and index.
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