The Ramayana
Subtitle: a new retelling of Valmiki's ancient epic--complete and comprehensive
By: Linda Egenes, Kumuda Reddy
Contributors: Reddy, Kumuda, author; Vālmīki
Series: Tarcher cornerstone editions; Tarcher cornerstone editions
Publisher: A TarcherPerigee Book
Published: 2016
Language: mul
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780143111801
Subjects: RELIGION / Hinduism / Sacred Writings; PHILOSOPHY / Hindu; Adaptations; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Meditation
Description: "A delightfully straightforward and lyrical retelling of the ancient Indian epic of loyalty, betrayal, redemption, and insight into the true nature of life -- one of history's most sacred ethical works, rendered with completeness and sterling accuracy for the modern reader. Here is one of the world's most hallowed works of sacred literature, the grand, sweeping epic of the divine bowman and warrior Rama and his struggles with evil, power, duplicity, and avarice. The Ramayana is one of the foundations of world literature and one of humanity's most ancient and treasured ethical and spiritual works. 'This new version is so simply and beautifully written -- it will stir the soul!' --David Lynch"--
Table of contents: title: Prologue : the qualities of Rāma; title: Bāla kāṇda = Childhood; title: Ayodhyā kāṇda = The city of Ayodhya; title: Āraṇya kāṇda = The forest; title: Kishkindhā kāṇda = Kingdom of the monkeys; title: Sundara kāṇda = The beautiful city; title: Yuddha kāṇda = The war; title: Uttara kāṇda = Epilogue.