Textual Sources for the Study of Hinduism

Author/Contributor(s):	O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger ; O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Date:	10/15/1990
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

A wider range than usual of Sanskrit texts: not only interesting Vedic, epic, and mythological texts but also a good sampling of ritual and ethical texts. . . . There are also extracts from texts usually neglected, such as medical treatises, works on practical politics, and guides to love and marriage. . . . Readings from the vernacular Hindi, Bengali, and Tamil traditions [serve to] enrich the collection and demonstrate how Hinduism flourished not just in Sanskrit but also in its many mother tongues.--Francis X. Clooney, Journal of Asian Studies