Indian Serpent-Lore or the Nagas in Hindu Legend and Art

Vogel, J.P.H.

Manohar Publishers and Distributors（2024/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 332 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789394262829

Full Description

In the summer of 1901, a visit to the Kullu Valley brought the author face-to-face with people who still pay reverence to the serpent demons, known from early Indian literature. In the course of his subsequent wanderings, through the western Himalayas, he had ample opportunity for collecting information regarding the serpent worship or Naga. Other nations are known to practice this form of animal worship, but it is impossible to find any other place where it takes such a prominent place in literature, folklore and art as it does in India. The existence of this cult may be estimated to be no less than three millennia.

Contents

Introduction
I The Nagas in the Great Epic 47
II The Nagas and the Buddha 93
III The Nagas and the Jatakas 132
IV The Nagas in Fables and Fairy-Tales 166
V The Principal Nagarajas 190
VI The Water-Spirits of the Happy Valley 220
VII The Nagas as They Survive in Worship and Legend 247
Additional Notes 281
Index 289