[INDOLOGY] The symbolism of lion and tiger

[Dominik Wujastyk]

Asko Parpola has written about this at length.

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Professor Dominik Wujastyk <http://ualberta.academia.edu/DominikWujastyk>
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Singhmar Chair in Classical Indian Society and Polity
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Department of History and Classics <http://historyandclassics.ualberta.ca/>
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University of Alberta, Canada
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On 8 November 2017 at 02:15, Valerie Roebuck via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Alexandra van der Geer’s book is marvellous but terrifyingly expensive. I
> had a request out for it on secondhand book sites for over a year, and
> eventually got it for about £120, because I’ve found it indispensable. Most
> copies seem to go for about £240 +, and, inexcusably in my opinion, the
> eBook version is the same price.
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> I wouldn’t mind so much if I thought that a penny of that was likely to be
> going to Professor van der Geer...
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> Valerie J Roebuck
> Manchester, UK
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> On 7 Nov 2017, at 22:49, John Huntington via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
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> Dear Paolo,
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> One of the best studies on animals in Indian culture is Alexandra van der
> Geer's *Animals in Stone: Indian Mammals Sculptured Through Time, Brill. *Leiden
> & Boston; 2008. See Chapters 33, 34, 35 ((Lion, Leopard,& Tiger). She
> provides an excellent brief synopsis and an almost overwhelming
> bibliography.
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> John
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> On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Paolo Eugenio Rosati via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
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>> Dear indologists,
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>> May anyone suggest me any study on the symbolism of tiger and lion (more
>> specifically on their association with Durga [Kali, Parvati, etc.] and with
>> kingship)?
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>> With the best wishes,
>> Paolo
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>> Paolo E. Rosati
>> Archaeologist
>> PhD in Civilizations of Asia and Africa
>> (South Asia section)
>> Italian Institute of Oriental Studies
>> 'Sapienza' University of Rome
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>> https://uniroma1.academia.edu/PaoloRosati/
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>> paoloe.rosati at uniroma1.it
>> paoloe.rosati at gmail.com
>> Skype: paoloe.rosati
>> Mobile: (+39) 338 73 83 472
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>> *Paolo E. Rosati *
>> Archaeologist
>> PhD in *Civilizations of Asia and Africa*
>> (South Asia section)
>> Italian Institute of Oriental Studies
>> 'Sapienza' University of Rome
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>> *https://uniroma1.academia.edu/PaoloRosati/
>> <https://uniroma1.academia.edu/PaoloRosati/>*
>> paoloe.rosati at uniroma1.it
>> paoloe.rosati at gmail.com
>> Skype: paoloe.rosati
>> Mobile: (+39) 338 73 83 472
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