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082			_223 _a294.592 SAN
100			_aSankalia, H.D.
245		0	_aRamayana: Myth or reality ? / _cH. D. Sankalia.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bPeople's Publishing House, _c1991.
300			_a202 p. ; _c20 cm.
520			_aThe book examines the historical and archaeological basis of the Rāmāyaṇa, combining textual analysis with evidence from archaeology, geography, flora and fauna, and the traditions of indigenous communities. Sankalia argues that the Rāmāyaṇa in its present form contains substantial mythical and later legendary elements, and investigates the possible historical identities of figures and places mentioned in the epic.
650			_aRamayana
650			_aHindu mythology.
942			_cRBK
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