When the God Meets a Tribal Girl: Narasiṃha’s Second Marriage in the Light of the Vāsantikāpariṇayam

A widely diffused pattern of a recognized god who takes a second wife, usually local, has essentially articulated the acculturation of tribes or other spatially and socially separated groups. This motif has been discussed regarding South Indian literary traditions, where two brides are opposites in...

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Main Author: Ewa Dębicka-Borek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2016-12-01
Series:Cracow Indological Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/1573