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The Hungry God|David Shulman

The Hungry God : Hindu Tales of Filicide and Devotion

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Overview

India's folklore and classical literature abound with stories of parents who sacrifice their children. In The Hungry God, David Shulman examines one set of such tales--Hindu texts that bear similarities to the biblical aqedah, the account of Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac. In all the stories that Shulman explores, the sacrifice proceeds from a divine command and has no utilitarian explanation or rationale.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780226755717
  • ISBN-10: 0226755711
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Publish Date: October 1993
  • Dimensions: 8.74 x 5.8 x 0.73 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.77 pounds
  • Page Count: 168

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