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Storied Hills: On Landscape, Narratives and Sacredness of Ahobilam.
| Title: | Storied Hills: On Landscape, Narratives and Sacredness of Ahobilam. |
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| Authors: | Dębicka-Borek, Ewa |
| Source: | Classica Cracoviensia; 2023, Vol. 26, p113-158, 46p |
| Abstract: | Taking as the point of departure the Ahobilamāhātmya narratives that depict local hills as Narasiṃha's residence, the paper considers those hill narratives as a product of interrelatedness of nature and culture and examines the crucial role such a product may play in vesting Ahobilam with the notion of sacredness. To this end, the narratives' ability to mediate various concepts is explored from the wider perspective of cultural ecology of literature, which allows them to be viewed as a site where besides nature and culture other domains can be reintegrated and reconciled, e.g., the elements of local and Brahmanic traditions. In addition, as I argue, such narratives may also convey some shifts in perceiving the landscape. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Subject Terms: | SACREDNESS, CULTURAL ecology, LANDSCAPES, NARRATIVES |
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| ISSN: | 15058913 |
| DOI: | 10.12797/CIS.25.2023.01.04 |
| Database: | Complementary Index |
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