Hindu Myths A Sourcebook - The Penguin Classics

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Publisher's Synopsis

Recorded in sacred Sanskrit texts, Hindu myths are thought to date back as far as the tenth century BCE. Here in these 75 seminal myths are the many incarnations of Vishnu, who saves mankind from destruction, and the mischievous child Krishna, alongside stories of the minor gods, demons, rivers and animals.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140443066
Publisher: Penguin Group (UK)
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 294.51308
DEWEY edition: 18
Language: English
Number of pages: 358
Weight: 243g
Height: 198mm
Width: 128mm
Spine width: 17mm