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Brockington, John Leonard was born on December 5, 1940 in Oxford, England. Son of Leonard Herbert and Florence Edith (Woodward) Brockington.
("Mahabharata" (including "Harivamsa") and "Ramayana", the...)
"Mahabharata" (including "Harivamsa") and "Ramayana", the two great Sanskrit epics central to the whole of Indian culture, form the subject of this work. The book begins by examining the relationship of the epics to the Vedas and the role of the bards who produced them. The core of the work, a study of the linguistic and stylistic features of the epics, precedes the examination of the material culture, the social, economic and political, and the religious aspects. The final chapter presents the wider picture and in conclusion looks into the future of epic studies. In this survey the author synthesizes the results of previous scholarship in the field. Herewith a coherent view is built up of the nature and the significance of these two central epics as a whole.
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Hinduism is not just one particular approach to life. In this best-selling textbook John Brockington shows how Hinduism encompasses new dilemmas in traditional language and accommodates fresh insights to established viewpoints.
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(The arrival in 1909 of the library of manuscripts now kno...)
The arrival in 1909 of the library of manuscripts now known as the Chandra Shum Shere collection made Oxford the repository of the largest known collection of Sanskrit manuscripts outside the Indian subcontinent. This second volume of the catalogue covers the considerable number of Epic and Puranic texts contained in the collection.
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Brockington, John Leonard was born on December 5, 1940 in Oxford, England. Son of Leonard Herbert and Florence Edith (Woodward) Brockington.
Bachelor, University Oxford, 1963. Master of Arts, University Oxford, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, 1968.
Lecturer in Sanskrit University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1965-1982, head department Sanskrit Scotland, 1975-1998, senior lecturer Scotland, 1982-1989, reader in Sanskrit Scotland, 1989-1998, professor Scotland, since 1998, head School of Asian Studies Scotland, 1998-1999.
(The arrival in 1909 of the library of manuscripts now kno...)
(A selection of themes from the two religions are chosen t...)
("Mahabharata" (including "Harivamsa") and "Ramayana", the...)
(Hinduism is not just one particular approach to life. In ...)
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Fellow Royal Society Edinburgh. Member International Association Sanskrit Studies (secretary general since 2000).
Married Mary Fairweather, August 2, 1966. Children: Anne Mary, Michael John.