Classical Hindu Mythology - A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas [Hardcover]

Cornelia Dimmitt (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Sri Satguru Publications (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8170305969
• ISBN-13: 978-8170305965
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,345,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great selections, great translators, April 3, 2002

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Beth "Crazy, Dancing White Woman" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classical Hindu Mythology: A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas (Paperback)

I have unfailingly found J.A. Van Buitenen to be both a true and interesting translator, this volume is no exception. It's a very comprehensive look at the subject matter, treated in such a way that it is accessible to the inexperienced Western reader, while leaving alot of meat left for the more accomplished reader. My one wish is to have a better idea of how the selections relate to the individual Purana books, and how they may be dated in history.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classical Hindu Mythology, November 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Classical Hindu Mythology: A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas (Paperback)

Just read the previous review from Norway which does not make much sense to me. This is a lengthy, detailed and dense translation of a wealth of Hindu myths. To my mind it is neither short (373 pages) nor simple, but difficult for the average reader. It reads like a scholarly textbook that requires study to use. I found it fascinating and worth the effort. But I wonder if the previous reviewer and I have read the same book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for those who don't know much, December 21, 2011

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Jennifer Alderson (Wichita, Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classical Hindu Mythology: A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas (Paperback)

I wasn't raised Hindu but was always curious about the religion. I've read Buck's translations of the Ramayana and Mahabharata (I'm working on the Penguin edition of the latter), along with other books (a translation of the Upanisads,etc.), but the original myths were largely inaccessible to me because I only speak English. For me the book was great; summaries plus myths that speak for themselves. And the myths are really interesting.