{"product_id":"the-dharma-of-unfaithful-wives-and-faithful-jackals-some-moral-tales-from-the-mahabharata-9789354477171","title":"The Dharma of Unfaithful Wives and Faithful Jackals: Some Moral Tales From The Mahabharata","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow did Brahma create alluring women, and for what purpose? Why did\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe righteous King Bhangashvana choose womanhood? How did the sage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarkandeya's pupil prevent his guru's wife from committing adultery? What\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erole did Indra play in the births of Vishvamitra and Parashu Rama? How were\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeath, diseases, desire and anger created? Why and how did the institution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof kingship come about? What can one learn from the mouse who escaped\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe cat, the owl, the mongoose and the hunter; or the wise jackal who was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebetrayed by the lion king? Why did Shiva swallow Shukra, the guru of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsuras?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbedded within the lengthy discourse on dharma in the Shanti and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnushasana Parvans of the Mahabharata are answers to a whole range of such\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003equestions-moral lessons from a dying Bhishma to King Yudhishthira, on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elife, death and everything in between. The Dharma of Unfaithful Wives and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaithful Jackals is a highly entertaining selection of these tales-tangled at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etimes, insightful at others, yet always quirky-about women, both good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand bad, fathers and sons, kings, gods and kings of gods, and fables. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperceptive translations by Wendy Doniger, hailed as 'the greatest living\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emythologist', are a treat for anyone fascinated by the bewildering complexity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Hindu myth and lore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354477171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d","brand":"Wendy Doniger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302286946485,"sku":"9789354477171","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_073e47f0-a5c3-42f9-a034-f465ed9fd5eb.jpg?v=1772552789","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dharma-of-unfaithful-wives-and-faithful-jackals-some-moral-tales-from-the-mahabharata-9789354477171","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}