Valmiki, the hunter

[Simon Brodbeck]

Dear S. Palaniappan,

Please see Julia Leslie's book 'Authority and Meaning in Indian Religions: 
Hinduism and the case of Valmiki' (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2003), which 
addresses this question in detail.

All the best, from Simon Brodbeck.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan" <Palaniappa at AOL.COM>
To: <INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 3:28 AM
Subject: Valmiki, the hunter


> Dear Indologists,
>
> I would like to know when/in which text Valmiki is mentioned as a hunter 
> for
> the first time.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> S. Palaniappan
>
>