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| Author | : Gail Hinich Sutherland |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 258 |
| Release | : 1991-07-03 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1438421613 |
Among the most ancient deities of South Asia, the yaksha straddle the boundaries between popular and textual traditions in both Hinduism and Buddhism and both benevolent and malevolent facets. As a figure of material plenty, the yaksis epitomized as Kubera, god of wealth and king of the yaks In demonic guise, the yaksis related to a large family of demonic and quasi-demonic beings, such as nagas, gandharvas, raks, and the man-eating pisaacas. Translating and interpreting texts and passages from the Vedic literature, the Hindu epics, the Puranas, Kālidāsa's Meghadūta, and the Buddhist Jātaka Tales, Sutherland traces the development and transformation of the elusive yaksfrom an early identification with the impersonal absolute itself to a progressively more demonic and diminished terrestrial characterization. Her investigation is set within the framework of a larger inquiry into the nature of evil, misfortune, and causation in Indian myth and religion.
| Author | : Gail Hinich Sutherland |
| Publisher | : SUNY Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1991-07-03 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780791406229 |
Among the most ancient deities of South Asia, the yaksha straddle the boundaries between popular and textual traditions in both Hinduism and Buddhism and both benevolent and malevolent facets. As a figure of material plenty, the yaksis epitomized as Kubera, god of wealth and king of the yaks In demonic guise, the yaksis related to a large family of demonic and quasi-demonic beings, such as nagas, gandharvas, raks, and the man-eating pisaacas. Translating and interpreting texts and passages from the Vedic literature, the Hindu epics, the Puranas, Kālidāsa's Meghadūta, and the Buddhist Jātaka Tales, Sutherland traces the development and transformation of the elusive yaksfrom an early identification with the impersonal absolute itself to a progressively more demonic and diminished terrestrial characterization. Her investigation is set within the framework of a larger inquiry into the nature of evil, misfortune, and causation in Indian myth and religion.
| Author | : Gail Hinich Sutherland |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780585076041 |
| Author | : Arthur Chute McGill |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 94 |
| Release | : 1973 |
| Genre | : Demonology |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Gail Hinich Sutherland |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 191 |
| Release | : 1991 |
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| Author | : Jean Ure |
| Publisher | : Heinemann |
| Total Pages | : 68 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Children's stories, English |
| ISBN | : 9780602261733 |
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Yakṣas (Buddhist deities) |
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| Author | : Alan M. Olson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 168 |
| Release | : 1975 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Francis Chan |
| Publisher | : David C Cook |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2013-04-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0781411033 |
Revised & Updated Edition! God is love. Crazy, relentless, all-powerful love. Have you ever wondered if we're missing it? It's crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe—the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor—loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. Whether you've verbalized it yet or not, we all know something's wrong. Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts—it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Because when you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything. Learn more about Crazy Love at www.crazylovebook.com.
| Author | : Robert S. Wistrich |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 393 |
| Release | : 2013-03-07 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1135852448 |
At the close of the twentieth century the stereotyping and demonization of 'others', whether on religious, nationalist, racist, or political grounds, has become a burning issue. Yet comparatively little attention has been paid to how and why we fabricate images of the 'other' as an enemy or 'demon' to be destroyed. This innovative book fills that gap through an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural approach that brings together a distinguished array of historians, anthropologists, psychologists, literary critics, and feminists. The historical sweep covers Greco-Roman Antiquity, the MIddle Ages, and the MOdern Era. Antisemitism receives special attention because of its longevity and centrality to the Holocaust, but it is analyzed here within the much broader framework of racism and xenophobia. The plurality of viewpoints expressed in this volume provide fascinating insights into what is common and what is unique to the many varieties of prejudice, stereotyping, demonization, and hatred.
