Ramayana Traditions in Eastern India - Assam, Bengal, Orissa

CONTENTS Preface Contents Abbreviations of Texts Ramayana Traditions Valmiki Other Ramayana Traditions Sectarian Ramayanas The Oral Tradition The Ramayana in Eastern India The Setting The Poems The Poets Structure Composition The Valmikian Framework Adapting Valmiki Sources and Influences Puranas Erotic Literature Martial Literature Factors in Variation Explanatory Detail Reduplication Resolving Contradictions Ethical Revision The Death of Valin Apologetic Techniques The Problem of Sita Bhakti The Devotional Reinterpretation The Homiletic Approach Lila Demon Devotees Other Apocryphal Episodes Saiva and Sakta Elements Saivism Minor Sakta Episodes The Thousand-Headed Ravana Mahiravana Other Apocryphal Episodes The Satrunjaya The Patali Kanda Aetiological Tales Parochialization The Rama-Bharata Samvada Characterization Hanuman The Gods Bibliography Index