The Taming of the Demons: From the Epic of Gesar 9780834843745, 2021012507, 9781611808964

A newly translated volume of the centuries-old spiritual epic of King Gesar. For centuries, the epic tale of Gesar of L

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English Year 2021

The Taming of the Demons: From the Epic of Gesar
9780834843745, 2021012507, 9781611808964

Brief Introduction of the Book King Gesar is an oral epic widely sung and performed today by the broad masses of Tibetan

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The Taming of the Demons examines mythic and ritual themes of violence, demon taming, and blood sacrifice in Tibetan Bud

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The Taming of the Demons examines mythic and ritual themes of violence, demon taming, and blood sacrifice in Tibetan Bud

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Overview: From the Rig Veda to myriads of folk narratives, the belief in demons prevails all over India, vividly illustr

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The epic of Gesar has been the national treasure of Tibet for almost a thousand years. An open canon of tales about a su

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Renowned as Shakespeare's most boisterous comedy, The Taming of the Shrew is the tale of two young men -- the hopef

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In one of Shakespeare’s bawdier comedies, contemporary audiences still take great pleasure in the rapid-fire verbal batt

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A dynamic translation of the timeless African epic. The feats of the hero Mwindo are glorified in this epic work, sung

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The Dictionary of Demons starts with a simple premise: names have power. Throughout medieval and Renaissance Europe, it

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