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Available
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294.5 Hus
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Publication
Peter Lowe (1987), Hardcover
Description
A collection of myths and traditional tales from the ancient civilizations of the Hindus and other peoples in or originating in India.
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User reviews
LibraryThing member bethiboo
Attractive large format book with beautiful illustrations, with annotated explanations of the symbols found within them. I enjoyed the stories which are well written for a grade school level, and brought back memories of devouring stories of the Greek and Roman mythology. I am not Indian, nor a
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Hindu, so I cannot speak of the religious accuracy of the stories, and the book presents these in a purely mythological way. It does not directly address the religions represented by the stories. I was, however, very impressed with the extensive index, but I've always been a sucker for that. Show Less