Winged stallions and wicked mares: horses in Indian myth and history
"Explores the horse in Indian mythology and history. Despite the fact that horses were imported to India and associated with foreigners and conquerors, Indian villagers created wonderful stories and brilliant visual images of horses. The author relates how Turkish horses, tribal horses, Dalit h...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Charlottesville London
University of Virginia Press
[2021]
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| Dans: | Année: 2021 |
| Collection/Revue: | Richard lectures
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Inde
/ Hindouisme
/ Étalons
/ Jument
/ Animaux fabuleux
B Littérature hindoue / Équidés |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Winged horses
B Mares Religious aspects Hinduism B Horses Religious aspects Hinduism |
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| Résumé: | "Explores the horse in Indian mythology and history. Despite the fact that horses were imported to India and associated with foreigners and conquerors, Indian villagers created wonderful stories and brilliant visual images of horses. The author relates how Turkish horses, tribal horses, Dalit horses, Hindu stallions, and Arab mares all mix in streams of story that raise issues about the assimilation of foreign cultures in India"-- |
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| Description: | Mit Literaturverzeichnis (Seite 243 - 256) und Index |
| ISBN: | 0813945755 |