The triumph of the snake goddess

The triumph of the snake goddess / Kaiser Haq ; introduction by Wendy Doniger.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haq, Kaiser
Other Authors: Doniger, Wendy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Manasā (Hindu deity)
Table of Contents:
  • Part One: In the Divine Realm
  • Creation
  • The Revenge of the Valakhilyas
  • The Menace of Taraka
  • The Birth of Parvati and Her Marriage with Shiva
  • The Birth of Genesha and Kartikeya
  • The Slaying of Taraka the Asura
  • The Birth of Chandradhara
  • Shiva's Dalliances
  • The Birth of Manasa
  • Manasa's Forest Exile
  • The Churning of the Seas
  • The Marriages of Manasa and Neta
  • The Sarpa Satra
  • Looking Earthward
  • Part Two: In the Realm of the Merchant King
  • Winning over Cowherds
  • The Battle with Hassan and Hossein
  • Jalu and Malu
  • Neutralizing Chand's Occult Power
  • The Slaying of Shankha-Dhanvantari
  • The Killing of Dhona and Mona
  • Eliminating Chand's Six Sons
  • Usha and Aniruddha Press-Ganged by Padma
  • The Birth of Lakshmindar and Behula
  • The Adventures and Misadventures of Chand the Merchant King
  • The Return Voyage
  • The Marriage of Behula and Lakshmindar
  • Death in the Steel Chamber
  • Behula's River Journey
  • The Resolution.

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