Author: Soifer, Deborah A.
Title: The Myths of Narasimha & Vamana. Two Avatars in Cosmological Perspective
Description: Albany, State University of New York, (1991). orig. boards. 23x15cm, xiv, 321 pp. Minor rubbing, VG. ¶ Contents: Introduction; Vedic Antecedent to the Avataric Nature of Visnu; Brahmanic Antecedents to the Avataric Nature of Visnu; The Blink of an Unblinking Eye; Myths of the Narasimhavatara: Motif Analysis & Discussion; Myths of the Vamanavatara: Motif Analysis & Discussion; Conclusions; Appendices; Translation of Narasimha & Vamana Myths.

Keywords: Comparative Religion, Hindu Deities, Avatars, Cosmology, Hinduism, Narasimha, Vamana, ,