TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hopkins,E.Washburn
TI  - Epic Mythology
T2  - Grundriss der indo-arischen Philologie und Altertumskunde
SN  - 9783111182520
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Berlin, Boston : 
PB  - De Gruyter, 
KW  - Hinduismus
KW  - Mythologie
KW  - RELIGION / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; I. Introduction --; § 1. Date of Epic Poetry --; § 2. The Concept Deva --; II. The Lower Mythology --; § 3. Definition --; § 4. Divine Rivers --; § 5. Divine Trees and Groves --; § 6. Divine Mountains --; § 7. Vegetal Divinities --; § 8. Animal Divinities. Hanumat and the Divine Apes --; § 9. The Cow --; § 10. The Elephant --; § 11. Demoniac Animals --; § 12. Divine and Demoniac Birds --; § 13. Serpents --; III. Spirits --; § 14. Pretas --; § 15. The Pitrs --; § 16. The Bhuts --; § 17. Räkșasas, Yätudhänas, and Piśäcas --; § 18. The Asuras --; IV. The Gods --; § 19. Origin and General Characteristics of the Gods --; § 20. The Number of Gods --; § 21. Leaders of the Gods --; § 22. The Signs of the Gods --; § 23. Habitations of Spiritual Beings --; § 24. Children and Wives of the Gods --; § 25. Men as Gods --; § 26. Religion and Morals of the Gods --; § 27. Relation between Gods and Men. Worship --; § 28. The Days of the Gods --; § 29. Shrines and Temples of the Gods --; § 30. Idols of the Gods --; § 31. The Gods collectively as Fate --; § 32. Kali --; § 33. The Pantheon --; § 34. The Sky-God --; § 35—36. Earth --; § 37. Aditi and the Adityas --; V. The Eight Great Devas --; § 38—43. The Sun-God --; § 44—46. The Moon-God --; § 47—48. The Wind-God --; § 49-53. The Fire-God --; § 54—58. Yama --; § 59—65. Varuṇa and Ocean --; § 66—82. Indra --; § 83—90. Kubera --; § 91—92. The World-Protectors --; VI. The Hosts of Spirits --; § 93—98. Gandharvas --; § 99. Kimnaras and Kimpurusas --; § 100—104. The Apsarasas --; § 105—109. Kama --; § 110. The Aśvins --; § 111. The Maruts --; § 112. The Vasus --; § 113. The Rudras --; § 114. The Viśve Devas --; § 115. The Sädhyas --; § 116. The Vidyädharas --; § 117. The Kapas --; VII. The Divine Seers as Star-Gods --; § 118. The Heptads of Seers --; § 119. Divisions of Ṛşis --; § 120. Families of Ṛşis --; § 121. Bhfgu and Bhärgavas --; § 122. Uśanas --; § 123. Bfhaspati --; § 124. Vașistha and Viśvämitra --; § 125. Gautama, Atri, Bharadväja, Jamadagni, Räma, Pfthu Vainya --; § 126. Agastya and Vyäsa --; VIII. Earthly Ṛșis --; § 127. The Välakhilyas --; § 128. The Uttara Kurus --; § 129. (a) Cäracas and Caras; (b) Tusitas and Lekhas --; § 130. Minor Individual Seers --; IX. The Three Supreme Gods --; § 131—138. Brahman --; § 139—142. Creation --; § 143—156. Vişṇu --; § 157—165. Siva (Skanda, § 163—165) --; § 164. Trimurti and its Constituents --; Index --; Additions and Corrections --; Abbreviations --; CONTENTS --; Backmatter; restricted access; Issued also in print
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