Guest guest Posted October 31, 2002 Report Share Posted October 31, 2002 The following book has just come out: Luis Gonzalez-Reimann. 2002. The Mahabharata and the Yugas: India's Great Epic Poem and the Hindu System of World Ages. New York: Peter Lang. It is available from amazon.com (USA), or directly from the publisher: http://www.peterlang.net/all/index.cfm?textfield=gonzalez- reimann&vResult=tr ue&vDom=3&vRub=1060 DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS The Mahabharata and the Yugas Introduction Cyclical Time in Hinduism The Yugas The Mahabharata Outline of the Story 1 Time and Destiny in the Mahabharata The Power of Time and Fate Krsna, Fate and Free Will Two Kinds of Time The Rope of Time 2 Yuganta: The End of the Yuga The Mahabharata and the Yuga Theory The Term kali and the Dice Throws Kali in Early Buddhist Literature: The Pali Canon The Term Yuganta 3 The Dvapara-Kali Transition: Placing the Action in the Yuga Scheme The Textual Evidence Book One: The Summary Book Twelve: The Supreme Narayana Books Six and Thirteen: Narayana/Krsna and the Section on Cosmology Book Three: Kali or Krta? Book Nine: The Death of Duryodhana Weighing the Evidence Kali as Pusya 4 The King and the Yugas The Duties of the King To Act or not to Act From Dice Throws to Yugas The Importance of Punishment Creating a New Krta Yuga 5 The Yuga System becomes Part of the Mahabharata A kali Epic Poem The Narrative, and the Epics Response to Social Change Codifying Time Time as a Cyclical Process The Transition from Vedism to Hinduism and the Growth of the Epic Vaisnavism and the Epics 6 The Yugas in the Puranas and the Dharma Sastras Which Dharma? This Kali Yuga Yuga Dharma The Modern Importance of the Yugas Conclusions The Usage of Key Terms The Historical Context After the Mahabharata Appendix A. Description of the Yugas in the Section on Cosmology Mahabharata 6.11.114 Sanskrit Text Appendix B. Conversation between Bhima and Hanuman Concerning the Yugas Mahabharata 3.148.537 Sanskrit Text Appendix C. The Terms Pusya, Dvapara, Kharva and Krta in the Sadvimsa Brahmana Appendix D. The King and Punitive Justice Mahabharata 12.70 Sanskrit Text Appendix E. Bhismas Krta-like Regency Mahabharata 1.102.114 Sanskrit Text Appendix F. Bhaktivedanta Swami and the Golden Age within the Kali Yuga Bibliography Primary Sources Sanskrit Texts Pali and Gandhari Texts Texts with Translation Translations Secondary Sources and Reference Works Index of Passages General Index and Glossary Sincerely, Vishal Agarwal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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