{"product_id":"much-ado-about-religion-bhatta-jayanta-9780814719794","title":"Much ADO about Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis play satirizes various religions in Kashmir and their place in the politics of King Shankaravarman (883-902). The leading character is a young and dynamic orthodox graduate, whose career starts as a glorious campaign against the heretic Buddhists, Jains, and other antisocial sects. By the end of the play he realizes that the interests of the monarch do not encourage such inquisitional rigor.\u003cbr\u003eUnique in Sanskrit literature, Jay nta Bhatta's play, \u003cb\u003eMuch Ado About Religion\u003c\/b\u003e, is a curious mixture of fiction and history, of scathing satire and intriguing philosophical argumentation. The play satirizes various religions in Kashmir and their place in the politics of King Sh nkara-varman (883-902 CE). The leading character, Sank rshana, is a young and dynamic orthodox graduate of Vedic studies, whose career starts as a glorious campaign against the heretic Buddhists, Jains and other antisocial sects.\u003cbr\u003eCo-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation\u003cbr\u003eFor more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http: \/\/www.claysanskritlibrary.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bhatta Jayanta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814719791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814719794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clay Sanskrit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 4.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Bhatta Jayanta","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990396764415,"sku":"9780814719794","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_005e92ba-f640-4356-a67e-12d15a884cd9.jpg?v=1683304437","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/much-ado-about-religion-bhatta-jayanta-9780814719794","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}