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Sita by Devdutt Pattanaik 2013 Paperback New
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Original Language
- English
- Features
- 1st edition
- Type
- 1st edition
- Narrative Type
- Non-fiction
- ISBN
- 9780143064329
- Book Title
- Sita
- Item Length
- 10in
- Publisher
- Penguin Books India Pvt, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Religion, Social Science, Fiction
- Topic
- Folklore & Mythology, General, Hinduism / Sacred Writings
- Item Width
- 7.5in
- Item Weight
- 14.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 318 Pages
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Product Information
It is significant that the only character in Hindu mythology, a king at that, to be given the title of ekam-patni-vrata, devoted to a single wife, is associated with the most unjust act of abandoning her in the forest to protect family reputation. This seems a deliberate souring of an uplifting narrative. Ram's refusal to remarry to produce a royal heir adds to the complexity. The intention seems to be to provoke throught on notions of fidelity, property and self-image. And so the mythologist and illustrator Devdutt Pattaanik retells the "Ramayana," drawing attention to the many oral, visual and written retellings composed in different times, in different places, by different poets, each one trying to solve the puzzle in its own unique way. This book approaches Ram by speculating on Sita: her childhood with her father, Janaka, who hosted sages mentioned in the Upanishads; her stay in the forest with her husband, who had to be a celibate ascetic while she was in the prime of her youth; her interactions with the women of Lanka, recipes she exchanged, emotions they shared; her connection with the earth, her mother, and with the trees, her sisters; her role as the Goddess, the untamed Kali as well as the demure Gauri, in transforming the stoic prince of Ayodhya into God.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Books India Pvt, The Limited
ISBN-10
0143064320
ISBN-13
9780143064329
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175849464
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sita
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Folklore & Mythology, General, Hinduism / Sacred Writings
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Religion, Social Science, Fiction
Number of Pages
318 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
7.5in
Item Weight
14.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Bl1139.25.P388 2013
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Copyright Date
2013
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2016-330830
Dewey Decimal
294.5
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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