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The three-thousand-year-old epic Ramayana chronicles Lord Rama's physical voyage from one end of the Indian subcontinent to the other and his spiritual voyage from Man to God. In Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God, anthropologist and journalist Jonah Blank gives a new perspective to this Hindu classic -- retelling the ancient tale while following the course of Rama's journey through present-day India and Sri Lanka. Ultimately, Blank's journey -- like that of Lord Rama -- evolves into a quest: to understand the chimerical essence of India itself, in all its overwhelming beauty and paradox.
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Arrow of the Blue-skinned God, Jonah Blank
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Arrow of the Blue-skinned God
- Subtitle
- Retracing the Ramayana Through India
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jonah Blank
- Publisher
- South Asia Books
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0140283153
- ISBN13
- 9780140283150
- Series
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- The three-thousand-year-old epic Ramayana chronicles Lord Rama's physical voyage from one end of the Indian subcontinent to the other and his spiritual voyage from Man to God. In Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God, anthropologist and journalist Jonah Blank gives a new perspective to this Hindu classic -- retelling the ancient tale while following the course of Rama's journey through present-day India and Sri Lanka. Ultimately, Blank's journey -- like that of Lord Rama -- evolves into a quest: to understand the chimerical essence of India itself, in all its overwhelming beauty and paradox.