[INDOLOGY] New book announcement - The Viṣṇu Purāṇa: Ancient Annals of the God with Lotus Eyes

[Madhav Deshpande]

Congratulations, McComas. Thanks for sharing this link.

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 4:28 PM McComas Taylor via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> I am delighted to announce that my translation of the Viṣṇu Purāṇa has
> been published today.  Even better news is that is open access and can be
> downloaded free from the publisher's website:
>
> http://doi.org/10.22459/VP.2021
>
> This is the first complete English translation since HH Wilson's volumes
> of 1840. The great bulk of my translation is in blank verse. This is my
> attempt to honour the musicality and sonics of the śloka meter in which
> most of the VP was composed.
>
> As a readily accessible source for many important and memorable narratives
> of the Hindu tradition, I'm sure it will be useful for colleagues teaching
> courses on Hinduism or Religions more broadly.
>
> Thanks to all those kind folk, too numerous to name, who have offered
> support and encouragement over the past six years.
>
> I sincerely hope that you enjoy the Ancient Annals.
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> McComas
>
>
>
> *McComas Taylor*
> Associate Professor
> Reader in Sanskrit
> College of Asia and the Pacific
> The Australian National University
> WSC Website <http://www.wsc2021.com.au>| McC Website
> <https://sites.google.com/site/mccomasanu/>
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