{"product_id":"the-disguises-of-the-demon-gail-hinich-sutherland-9780791406229","title":"The Disguises of the Demon: The Development of the Yak\u0026#7779;a in Hinduism and Buddhism","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the most ancient deities of South Asia, the yaksha straddle the boundaries between popular and textual traditions in both Hinduism and Buddhism and both benevolent and malevolent facets. As a figure of material plenty, the yaksis epitomized as Kubera, god of wealth and king of the yaks In demonic guise, the yaksis related to a large family of demonic and quasi-demonic beings, such as nagas, gandharvas, raks, and the man-eating pisaacas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslating and interpreting texts and passages from the Vedic literature, the Hindu epics, the Puranas, Kālidāsa's \u003ci\u003eMeghadūta\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Buddhist Jātaka Tales, Sutherland traces the development and transformation of the elusive yaksfrom an early identification with the impersonal absolute itself to a progressively more demonic and diminished terrestrial characterization. Her investigation is set within the framework of a larger inquiry into the nature of evil, misfortune, and causation in Indian myth and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gail Hinich Sutherland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791406229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791406229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Gail Hinich Sutherland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065123025151,"sku":"9780791406229","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dce0ab6a-022b-4886-975a-29274447e910.jpg?v=1768673141","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-disguises-of-the-demon-gail-hinich-sutherland-9780791406229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}