"Indian Myth and Legend" by Donald A. Mackenzie is a collection of essays presenting the myths and legends of India, drawn from Sanskrit literature. It covers the Vedas, the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, and the development of Brahmanism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Listeners interested in mythology and Indian culture will find it an informative introduction.
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INDIAN MYTH AND LEGEND MYTH AND LEGEND IN LITERATURE AND ART CLASSIC MYTH AND LEGEND By A. R. Hope Moncrieff CELTIC MYTH AND LEGEND POETRY AND ROMANCE By Charles Squire TEUTONIC MYTH AND LEGEND By Donald A. Mackenzie ROMANCE AND LEGEND OF CHIVALRY By A. R. Hope Moncrieff EGYPTIAN MYTH AND LEGEND By Donald A. Mackenzie INDIAN MYTH AND LEGEND By Donald A. Mackenzie MYTHS OF BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA By Donald A. Mackenzie MYTHS OF CRETE AND PRE-HELLENIC EUROPE By Donald A. Mackenzie THE GRESHAM PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD. SITA FINDS RAMA AMONG LOTUS BLOOMS SITA FINDS RAMA AMONG LOTUS BLOOMS
From the painting by Warwick Goble
Titlepage
INDIAN MYTH
AND LEGEND
DONALD A. MACKENZIE
With Illustrations in Colour
by Warwick Goble
and numerous monochrome
Plates
THE GRESHAM PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED
66 CHANDOS STREET COVENT GARDEN LONDON
PREFACE
This volume deals with the myths and legends of India, which survive to us in the rich and abundant storehouse of Sanskrit literature, and with the rise and growth of Brahmanism, Buddhism,
Jainism, &c. The reader is introduced to the various sacred works of
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