Description
| Product ID: | 9780241399224 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Title: | Ka |
| Authors: | Author: Roberto Calasso |
| Page Count: | 432 |
| Subjects: | Hinduism: sacred texts and revered writings, Hindu sacred texts, Indigenous religions, spiritual beliefs and mythologies of the Americas, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Ancient religions & mythologies, Folklore, myths & legends, Indian sub-continent |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 'To read Ka is to experience a giddy invasion of stories - brilliant, enigmatic, troubling, outrageous, erotic, beautiful' The New York Times'Who?' - or 'ka' - is the question that runs through Roberto Calasso's retelling of the stories of the minds and gods of India; the primordial question that continues to haunt human existence. From the Rigveda to the Upanishads, the Mahabharata to the life of Buddha, this book delves into the corpus of classical Sanskrit literature to re-imagine the ancient Indian myths and how they resonate through space and time. 'The very best book about Hindu mythology that anyone has ever written' Wendy Doniger'Dazzling, complex, utterly original ... Ka is his masterpiece' Sunday Times ''To read Ka is to experience a giddy invasion of stories - brilliant, enigmatic, troubling, outrageous, erotic, beautiful'' The New York Times |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-07-25 |