Indian Serpent-Lore or the Nagas in Hindu Legend and Art

J.P.H. Vogel (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

332 Seiten

2024
Manohar Publishers and Distributors (Verlag)
9789394262829 (ISBN)

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During this vast space of time, the deified serpents have haunted the imagination of the people of India. Besides, the three chief repositories of serpent-lore – the Mahabharata, the Jatakas and the Rajatarangini have been fully utilized.

In the summer of 1901, a visit to the Kullu Valley brought the author face-to-face with people who still pay reverence to the serpent demons, known from early Indian literature. In the course of his subsequent wanderings, through the western Himalayas, he had ample opportunity for collecting information regarding the serpent worship or Naga. Other nations are known to practice this form of animal worship, but it is impossible to find any other place where it takes such a prominent place in literature, folklore and art as it does in India. The existence of this cult may be estimated to be no less than three millennia.

J. Ph. Vogel (1871-1958) was a Dutch Sanskritist who worked with the Archaeological Survey of India from 1901 to 1914, and later as a Professor in the University of Leiden. As an archaeologist, he participated in excavations in Gandhara¸ the Punjab Hill States, Kushinagar, and Mathura.

Introduction
I The Nagas in the Great Epic 47
II The Nagas and the Buddha 93
III The Nagas and the Jatakas 132
IV The Nagas in Fables and Fairy-Tales 166
V The Principal Nagarajas 190
VI The Water-Spirits of the Happy Valley 220
VII The Nagas as They Survive in Worship and Legend 247
Additional Notes 281
Index 289

Erscheinungsdatum	10.10.2023
Verlagsort	New Delhi
Sprache	englisch
Maße	200 x 260 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
ISBN-13	9789394262829 / 9789394262829
Zustand	Neuware