Pandanus ’05: Nature in Literature, Myth and Ritual
Redaktoři
J. Vacek
Vydáno
Charles University, Faculty of Arts
Signeta
Praha 2005, 294 pp.
ISBN 80-903325-2-8
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An international volume of papers on nature in classical and modern Indian literature (Sanskrit, Tamil, Hindi), in Indian ritual, in Tibetan, classical Chinese and Korean literatures, and in Czech literature (O. Březina).
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The mountain and the cave in the Krsna myth
Barbara Grabowska
The motif of the snake in modern Hindi short stories
Dagmar Marková
Some Indian myths on the origin of painting
Cincia Pieruccini
The ocean in Magha’s Sisupalavadha
Anna Trynkowska
“Parrot” in Old Tamil Sangam literature – formulas and images
Jaroslav Vacek
Flowers and leaves in the worship of Hindu deities
Petr Duda
A note on plants in the Devi-Mahatmya
Martin Hříbek
The tigress and the Goddess. The Tibetan sacred place Tagtshang Lhamo
Daniel Berounský
The plum symbol and poetry of Yuan Mei (1716–1798)
Eva Janková
Tumbleweed – a lonely traveller in the world of Chinese plants
Olga Lomová
Bamboo topos and bamboo stories from the Samguk yusa chronicle
Miriam Loewensteinová
Vitis vinifera L. ssp. sativa (DC.) Hegi in the works of Otokar Březina