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Book Summary
About the Book: Sacred Animals of India
Animals are worshipped in India in many ways: as deities - the elephant - god
Ganesha and the monkey - god Hanuman; as avatars - like Vishnus fish, tortoise
and boar forms and as vahanas - the swan, bull, lion and tiger were all vehicles
of major deities and are thus sacred by association. Some animals, like the
snake, are worshipped out of fear. Birds such as the crow are associated with
the abode of the dead, or the souls of ancestors, while the cows sanctity may
derive from its economic value. There are also hero-animals, such as the
- ISBN-13
- 9780143423201
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- Penguin India
- Publishing Date
- 2018-11-01
- Product Edition
- 1
- Total Pages
- 304
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Book Summary
About the Book: Sacred Animals of India
Animals are worshipped in India in many ways: as deities - the elephant - god
Ganesha and the monkey - god Hanuman; as avatars - like Vishnus fish, tortoise
and boar forms and as vahanas - the swan, bull, lion and tiger were all vehicles
of major deities and are thus sacred by association. Some animals, like the
snake, are worshipped out of fear. Birds such as the crow are associated with
the abode of the dead, or the souls of ancestors, while the cows sanctity may
derive from its economic value. There are also hero-animals, such as the
Book Specifications
- ISBN-13
- 9780143423201
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- Penguin India
- Publishing Date
- 2018-11-01
- Product Edition
- 1
- Total Pages
- 304