The dharma of justice in the Sanskrit epics : debates on gender, varna, and species /

"This book examines how characters in the Mahabharata and the Ramayana debate questions of justice. The epics depict discrimination based on social categories such as gender, varṇa, species, age, and disability, and important characters often support discrimination. But the epics also criticize...

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Main Author:	Vanita, Ruth (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Mahābhārata. Vālmīki. > Rāmāyaṇa. Mahābhārata Rāmāyaṇa (Vālmīki) Epic poetry, Sanskrit > History and criticism. Dharma > In literature. Justice in literature. Poésie épique sanscrite > Histoire et critique. Dharma > Dans la littérature. Justice dans la littérature. Epic poetry, Sanskrit Justice in literature Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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