King Śibi in the East and the West: Following the Flight of a Suppliant Dove.

The article focuses on the legend of King Śibi, which is considered as one of the most celebrated and proliferated stories in India. Topics discussed include an outline of the origin of the legend, the literary aspect of the legend, its masculinity aspect, and the depiction of human-animal relations...

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Publicado en:International Journal of the Classical Tradition Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 35
Autor principal: Gaál, Balázs
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Apr2017
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Sumario:The article focuses on the legend of King Śibi, which is considered as one of the most celebrated and proliferated stories in India. Topics discussed include an outline of the origin of the legend, the literary aspect of the legend, its masculinity aspect, and the depiction of human-animal relationship in the epic.