Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God

Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God

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Author: Jonah Blank
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 352
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0140283153

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India's most beloved epic, the Ramayana is the story of Rama's journey across the subcontinent. It is during this journey that the dutiful son makes the spiritual journey from man to god. In this book, the author physically retraces the blue-skinned god's steps and draws back the veil on the mysteries and riches of India through a retelling of the epic.

A travel book unlike any other - a vivid retelling of the great epic, interwoven with a lively and sympathetic account of the author's encounters across the subcontinent. -- INDIA TODAY

This informative and entertaining book is something to be thankful for. - - THE NEW YORK TIMES

Quite possibly the most perceptive book that I have come across on India. - - WASHINGTON POST BOOK REVIEW

Perhaps the most appealing rendering of Valmiki's poetry available in English . . . One recaptures in his narration a world of visual grandeur otherwise accessible only to those who can read Valmiki in the original. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

Contents

Preface
Prologue

CHAPTER ONE
Beginnings

CHAPTER TWO
Fate

CHAPTER THREE
Kings

CHAPTER FOUR
Swamis

CHAPTER FIVE
Caste

CHAPTER SIX
Illusion

CHAPTER SEVEN
Evil

CHAPTER EIGHT
Race

CHAPTER NINE
Rites

CHAPTER TEN
War

CHAPTER ELEVEN
Love

CHAPTER TWELVE
Endings

A Few words of Explanation and Thanks