Description
Nanditha Krishna's rigorously researched, beautifully produced exploration of the demon tradition in Hindu mythology—tracing the asuras, rakshasas, and other demonic beings through the Puranas, the Ramayana, and the Mahabharata—provides the most comprehensive and most authoritative account available in English of one of the richest and most theologically complex dimensions of the Hindu mythological world. Written with the scholarly depth and the genuine affection for its material that characterize the best Indian mythological scholarship, this is essential reading for every student of Hindu tradition. An invaluable reference.
