• Media type: Online Resource; Website
  • Title: Avatars and divinities
  • Contributor: Lal, Vinay [Contributor]
  • Published: Bunche Hall, L.A.: Vinay Lal, College of Letters and Science, 1998-
  • Publication information: Nachgewiesen 1998 -
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: Indien
    Hinduismus
    Inkarnation
    Götter
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  • Footnote: Homepage engl
  • Description: [Dt.:] Auf der Homepage "Manas" des Associate Professor am Historischen Institut der University of California, Vinay Lal, finden sich einführende Texte und weiterführende Verlinkungen u.a. zur religiösen Vielfalt des indischen Subkontinents. Unter der Rubrik "Avatars and divinities" führt der Autor in die Hindu-Gottheiten Shiva und Vishnu und deren körperliche Manifestationen bzw. Inkarnationen (i. e. Avatars) ein. Darüber hinaus stellt er eine ausführliche Bibliografie zum Thema "Krishna" bereit. - [Engl.:] The Associate Professor at the UCLA History Faculty and author of many books on Indian culture and history, Vinay Lal, provides on his web site "Manas" introducing texts and continuative links that pick out the religious plurality on the Indian subcontinent. On the issue "Avatars and divinities" the author introduces to the Hindu gods Shiva and Vishnu and their physical manifestations resp. incarnations. Furthermore he provides an extensive bibliography to the subject "Krishna"
  • Access State: Open Access