10 POLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ITIHASA»
Discover the use of
itihasa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
itihasa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Polish literature.
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Survey of Hinduism, A: Third Edition - Strona 15
The itihāsa-purāṇa literature is enormous—it has hardly any parallel in another culture. While not all Hindus are fully acquainted with it, many know surprisingly much from it. There is one book, however, that virtually all Hindus know and many ...
Klaus K. Klostermaier, 2010
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History and Historians in Ancient India - Strona 5
In later and post-Vedic literature14 mention is made of a special branch of knowledge entitled Itihasa.15 The fact that stories like those of Devapi and Santanu and of Visvakarman and Bhauvan are so named, coupled with the root sense of the ...
Dilip Kumar Ganguly, 1984
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Textuality and Inter-textuality in the Mahabharata: Myth, ... - Strona 32
It has rightly been called Itihasa, nay the best of itihasa'. Since itihasa and purana are regarded as indispensable for the comprehension of the Vedas " itihasapuranabhyan vedah samupabrmhayet" so it has been regarded as upveda or as a ...
History of Tangail District, Bangladesh.
Khandker Abdur Rahim, 1977
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Itihāsa, vīracarita: Rāmāyana & Māhabhārata : kajian ...
Historical study on epic stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata from Hindu perspective.
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Hinduism: Path of the Ancient Wisdom - Strona 97
scriptures Ramayana and Mahabharata are categorized as Itihasa scriptures. Conventionally, we may consider Itihasa to mean the historical tales, but in Hindu theological narrations, the descriptions are often mixed with mythological and ...
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Empire and Nation: Selected Essays - Strona 159
But having made the distinction, you nevertheless go on to claim that the itihasa, a narrative of wonder, has an even higher claim to truth than history. “Neither productive nor informative by intention, it is”, you assert, “still a knowledge in the ...
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"Of Many Heroes": An Indian Essay in Literary Historiography - Strona 17
And he does not forget to caution his readers against the popular confusion between purana and itihasa, myth and history, while pointing out that they have distinct narrative styles. The semantic range covered by the four terms put to service ...
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India: History, Religion, Vision and Contribution to the World
The Itihasas (Epics) 12 What is Itihasa? Itihasa means ancient history, legend, story and mythological classic (Puravrutham). The Ramayana dealing with Sreeramavatara (Vishnu's incarnation as Sreerama) in the Tretayuga by Sage Valmiki ...
Alexander P. Varghese, 2008
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The History and Principles of Vedic Interpretation - Strona 39
The followers of the Aitihasika school of Vedic interpretation believe each Vedic hymn or a group of Vedic Mantras to be related to an Itihasa, i.e. a traditional account of ancient events, and interpret the concerned hymn or Mantras accordingly.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ITIHASA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
itihasa is used in the context of the following news items.
Bengaluru: Eminent historian Suryanath Kamath passes away
He founded 'Karnataka Itihasa Academy' in 1987 and was the leading force behind the academy for four years. As the president of 'Rajaram Mohan Roy Trust' ... «Daijiworld.com, Oct 15»
History changed?
After being banned for 13 years, the book Kannada Chalanachitra Itihasa (Kannada Film History) in its revised form was released on Saturday. The book was ... «Bangalore Mirror, Oct 15»
Revised edition of 'Kannada Chalanachitra Itihasa' to hit the stands …
On Saturday, 13 years after an earlier edition was banned, a revised edition of Kannada Chalanachitra Itihasa will hit the stands. The 1,800-page, two-volume ... «The Hindu, Oct 15»
The True Origins of India's Military Strategy
The Mahabharata is considered an itihasa, or history in the Indian tradition—epics meant to narrate tales of bygone days as lessons. Exemplars derived from this ... «The National Interest Online, Oct 15»
The Way Things Were: Is India's past a mentor for its evolution?
The title of the book is based on the Sanskrit word 'itihasa', meaning history. The concept of 'itihasa' is utilised throughout the book, with a literal extraction of ... «The Express Tribune, Sep 15»
Review: 'The Way Things Were' by Aatish Taseer
Skanda, an American-educated graduate student, is working on a translation of one such itihasa, the Birth of Kumara, when he is called on to take the body of ... «Chicago Tribune, Aug 15»
Mahabharata in Assamese prose
... in the year of our Lord – AD) and is regarded by the Hindus, together with the Ramayana, as a text about dharma (Hindu moral law) and a history (itihasa). «Assam Tribune, Jul 15»
A treasure trove for Indologists
Hiltebeitel is the first to suggest an answer to the puzzle of why MB uses the term itihasa, namely, “to construct an alternate Vedic history of the people of a total ... «The Statesman, May 15»
How the past saw its past
In the Indian articulation of history, the link with the cyclic concept as seen in the Brahmanical Itihasa-Purana tradition (the four Mahayugas) and the linear ... «The Hindu, May 15»
Reeling in roles
Vedivazhipadu, Red Wine, Naku Penta, Naku Taka, and Itihasa were some of her movies in 2014. Itihasa, a sleeper hit, saw her in a different role that had her ... «The Hindu, May 15»
