Hindu Myths

Name: Hindu Myths
Brand: Penguin Classics
SKU: 9780140449907-PRUKDTR-UK
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A Sourcebook Translated from the Sanskrit

Edition: US - Paperback / softback

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368 pages • 5.08 x 7.76 x 0.68 in

Approx. weight: 0.56 lb

Publication date: 28 Sep,2004

Barcode: 9780140449907 • Penguin Classics

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Recorded in sacred Sanskrit texts, including the Rig Veda and the Mahabharata, Hindu Myths are thought to date back as far as the tenth century BCE. Here in these seventy-five seminal myths are the many incarnations of Vishnu, who saves mankind from destruction, and the mischievous child Krishna, alongside stories of the minor gods, demons, rivers and animals including boars, buffalo, serpents and monkeys. Immensely varied and bursting with colour and life, they demonstrate the Hindu belief in the limitless possibilities of the world - from the teeming miracles of creation to the origins of the incarnation of Death who eventually touches them all.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.