The Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa as epic and Dharmaśāstra (Record no. 40950)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20220825113133.0 |
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| fixed length control field | 220207s2021 ii b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9788124609828 |
| Printed Price | Rs. 450.00 |
| 041 0# - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 100 1# - FIRST AUTHOR (IF A PERSON) | |
| Name of author | Goldman, Robert |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa as epic and Dharmaśāstra |
| Sub-title | reading the Ādikāvya as an ethical guide |
| Statement of responsibility | Robert Goldman |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Kolkata |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Jadavpur University |
| -- | DK Print World |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| No. of pages | 158 pages |
| Dimensions | 22 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "The present book is derived from a series of three invited lectures that I delivered at the Department of Philosophy at Jadavpur University in December 2016 when I had the pleasure and privilege of serving as visiting professor there."--Preface |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The Ramayana has effected incessantly the Indian consciousness for more 2,500 years. Its moral and ethical impact and relevance are par excellence of its poetic beauty and dramatic narrative. It gave a new praxis to the dharmic mores of the Indian psyche. The Valmiki Ramayana as Epic and Dharmasastra: Reading the adikavya as an Ethical Guide is derived from a series of three lectures that Prof. Dr Robert Goldman delivered at the Department of Philosophy, Jadavpur University in 2016 as a visiting professor. The book, while taking an overview of the Sanskrit epics as poetry, history and science, takes one through the dilemma that Dasaratha faces due to his denying kingdom to Rama and the latter’s going for vanavasa, the ethical and moral challenges that Rama faces in his war with Ravana and others, and in the ethical shift that Rama undergoes from his compassionate and self-sacrificing moral code to a more rigid dharmasastra and arthasastra-oriented mode of royal conduct in the last part of the epic. All this, looking back over the various situations, episodes and responses of the principal characters in the epic drama. The Ramayana thus functions not only as as a grand kavya and an ithihasa, but also as a dharmasastra and a nitisastra as well. CONTENTS Preface Abbreviations Introduction The Sanskrit Epics as Poetry, History and Śāstra The Influence of the Sanskrit Epics The Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa as Poetry The Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa as Scripture The Rāmāyaṇa in Non-Hindu Traditions The Rāmāyaṇa Beyond India 1. A Division of the Heart: Daśaratha’s Dilemma and the Banishment of Rāma 2. Rāma in War and Peace 3. Trouble in Paradise Conclusion Bibliography Index |
| 600 00 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Vālmīki. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Subject heading | Hindu literature |
| General subdivision | History and criticism. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Subject heading | Hindu ethics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Subject heading | Ethics in literature. |
| 710 2# - ADDITIONAL AUTHOR (INSTITUTIONAL) | |
| Institution name | Jadavpur University. |
| Subordinate unit | Department of Philosophy, |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan (e.g. reference copy) | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Accession No | Date last seen | Item MRP (printed price) | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Sanskrit | General Library (Scottish Church College) | SCC Departmental Library - Sanskrit | 25/08/2022 | 84650 | 25/08/2022 | 500.00 | 25/08/2022 | Books |
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