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Courtright, Paul Barber was born on August 12, 1942 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Harold Franklin and Norma Gibbs Courtright.
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Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings by Courtright, Paul B. (1989) Paperback
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Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings
(Part animal and part intellectual, an image found in virt...)
Part animal and part intellectual, an image found in virtually every Indian home, Ganesa, the elephant-headed god, is one of the most important and popular gods throughout India and Hindu Southeast Asia. In this, the first comprehensive, full-length study of Ganesa, Courtright covers not merely the mythology but also the ritual, the political uses, and the modern as well as the Vedic manifestations of the god. The book begins with a consideration of the various myths of Ganesa, stories of his birth, his beheading by his father Siva, and his subsequent restoration as the lord who gives, or withholds, success in undertakings. In the end, the author turns to the role Ganesa has played in recent Indian history as the patron deity of some formulations of neotraditionalist values and ideology. Throughout the book, Courtright portrays both the complexity of the deity's many roles and stories and the integrated manner in which they come together. Excerpt from the Preface by Wendy O'Flaherty: "Ganesa has everything that is fascinating to anyone who is interested in religion or India or both: charm, mystery, popularity, sexual problems, moral ambivalence, political importance, the works. One can start from Ganesa and work from there in an unbroken line to almost any aspect of Indian culture."
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Paul Barber Courtright
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Paul Barber Courtright, American religion educator. Recipient Excellence in Teaching award University North Carolina, Greensboro Alumni Society, 1981; American Council Learned Societies grantee, 1977, 87; National Endowment of the Humanities fellow, 1979, 87. Member American Academy Religion, Association for Asian Studies.
Education
Bachelor, Grinnell College, 1964. Master of Divinity, Yale University, 1968. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1970.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1974.
Career
Professor, department chairman religion, Emory University, Atlanta, since 1989.
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Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings
(In this first comprehensive study of Ganesa--the elephant...)
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Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings
(Part animal and part intellectual, an image found in virt...)
- Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings by Courtright, Paul B. (1989) Paperback
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Ganesa: Lord of Obstacles, Lord of Beginnings
Membership
Member American Academy Religion, Association for Asian Studies.
Connections
Married Ruth Ann Unruh, June 11, 1966 (divorced 1973). 1 child, Benjamin; married Margaret Crosby, February 16, 1975. Children: Jonathan, Rachel, David.
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American
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1964
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1968
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1970
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1974
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1989
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1989
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Recipient Excellence in Teaching award University North Carolina, Greensboro Alumni Society, 1981. American Council Learned Societies grantee, 1977, 87. National Endowment of the Humanities fellow, 1979, 87.Recipient Excellence in Teaching award University North Carolina, Greensboro Alumni Society, 1981. American Council Learned Societies grantee, 1977, 87. National Endowment of the Humanities fellow, 1979, 87.