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9780143102021

Book of Demons

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  • ISBN13:

    9780143102021

  • ISBN10:

    0143102028

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-11-26
  • Publisher: Penguin Global
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Summary

The Book of Demons presents a perceptive overview of the various types of demonic beings and concepts that exist in Hindu literature, supplemented with a dictionary of individual demons for ready reference. Male or female, human, animal, plant, or simply a concept - demons play a pivotal role in our mythical traditions. Blending insightful erudition and lively description, Nanditha Krishna brings to life the traits and actions of a host of complex, colourful, monstrous, and intriguing demons that inhabit Indian religion and mythology.

Author Biography

An art historian, Nanditha Krishna is the director of the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation at Chennai. Her books include The Art and Iconography of Vishnu-Narayana; Manuscript Paintings of the Sarasvati Mahal Library, Tanjore and Ganesha; The Auspicious…The Beginning (with her mother, Shakuntala Jagannathan).

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