Purūravas and Urvaśī
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2825706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J C Wright (0000-0001-7878-0252, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 526-547 |
| Publication date | 1967-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00132033 |
| OpenAlex | W2127184069 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
It is customary to describe the Ṛavedic dialogue of Purūravas and Urvaśī (ṚV 10.95, referred to hereafter as D) either as the source 'from which all the different versions have originated ... an exaltation of a popular fairy-tale' (H. D. Velankar, The Vikramorvaśīya, New Delhi, 1961, xxxxiii) or as 'ein einheitliches festgefügtes Kunstwerk' based on the fairy-tale narrated 'im alten schlichten Märchenstil' in Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, 11.5.1 (K. F. Geldner
Art · Humanities · Literature · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Study and Philosophy of Religion
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1974 - 1989 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |