Geography of the puranas
While the Puranas occupy an important place in the corpus of traditional Hindu beliefs, their significance as a major so
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английский Pages [258] Year 1966
Table of contents :
Foreword
Preface
INTRODUCTION
I SOURCES OF PURĀŅIC GEOGRAPHY
II PURĀŅIC CONTINENTS AND OCEANS
III THE MOUNTAIN SYSTEM OF THE PURĀŅAS
IV THE RIVER SYSTEM OF THE PURĀŅAS
V REGIONS OF THE JAMBŪ DWIPA: NORTHERN REGIONS (RAMAŅAKA, HIRANMAYA AND UTTARA KU11U)
VI REGIONS OF THE JAMBŪ DWIPA: KETUMĀLA (OR THE BASIN OF THE OXUS)
VII REGIONS OF JAMBŪ DWIPA: BHADRAVARSA
VIII BHĀRATAVARSA: PHYSICAL
IX BHĀRATAVARSA: REGIONAL CLASSIFICATION
X BHĀRATAVARSA: JANAPADAS OR COMMUNITIES
XI BHĀRATAVARSA: JANAPADAS, TOWNS AND ROUTES (GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS)
XII BHĀRATAVARSA: ADJACENT ISLANDS AND PENINSULAS
XIII COSMOGONY, COSMOLOGY AND COSMOGRAPHY
Notes and References
Appendix
Select Bibliography
Index
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