Devdutt Pattanaik
Autor de Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata
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Obras de Devdutt Pattanaik
99 Thoughts On Ganesha/Stories,Symbols and Rituals of India's beloved elephant-headed deity (1740) 49 copias
The Man Who Was a Woman and Other Queer Tales of Hindu Lore (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies) (2001) 42 copias
I Am Divine. So Are You: How Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism Affirm the Dignity of Queer Identities and… (2017) 21 copias
Success Sutra An Indian Approach to Weal [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2012] DEVDUTT PATTANAIK (2015) 15 copias
Behold, I Make All Things New: How Judaism, Christianity and Islam affirm the dignity of queer identities and… (2020) 3 copias
Hanuman: Anjani's Mighty Son (Read and Colour): Read and Colour, all-in-one storybook, picture book, and colouring book… (2023) 1 copia
Ram's Secret 1 copia
Devlok Devdutt Pattnaik Ke Sang 2: EPIC Channel Ke Lokpriya Television Dharavahik Ke Doosre Season Par Aadharit… (2017) 1 copia
Rama vs Krishna: (Penguin Petit) 1 copia
Yama: Heaven And Hell 1 copia
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Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1970-12-11
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- India
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Mumbai, India
- Educación
- Mumbai University (MBBS)
Mumbai University (Postgraduate Diploma Comparative Mythology ) - Ocupaciones
- physician
mythologist
writer
columnist
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- Obras
- 102
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 2,143
- Popularidad
- #12,002
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 22
- ISBNs
- 157
- Idiomas
- 7
This book is a collection of short stories from Hindu mythology. It shows how fluid is gender and how it lies in a spectrum instead of being strictly defined like other myths.
I have always been fascinated by the birth of Aiyappan (Hari-hara sudhan), born between Vishnu, who temporarily turned into Mohini and Shiva. So I enjoyed all the 30 such short stories in this book. A king, becoming pregnant, and bizarrely delivering a child. A cursed person, turning male in the waxing moon period and female in the waning moon period. A bromance story.
I found the footnotes in every story fascinating and making to dig deep into every one of them. Highly recommend it.… (más)