Author : Kaiser Haq
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674915119
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Triumph of the Snake Goddess by : Kaiser Haq
Download or read book The Triumph of the Snake Goddess written by Kaiser Haq and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Triumph of the Snake Goddess, a prose translation by the scholar and poet Kaiser Haq, is the first comprehensive retelling of this epic in modern English. Haq’s Prologue explores the oral, poetic, and manuscript traditions, and Wendy Doniger’s Introduction examines the significance of snake worship in classical Sanskrit texts.