The Skandapurāṇa is one of the many textual sources that narrates Viṣṇu’s manifestation myths. It tells stories Narasiṃha (Man-Lion), Varāha (Boar) and Vāmana (Dwarf) in its own distinctive way. greatest innovation addition thus far unprecedented sequels to stories. Whereas Śiva played a minor role, or no role at all, narratives as they were known time composition Skandapurāṇa, he becomes indis...

census as a contribution to book history. The KC was born a collector's book, and it has remained so for over a century. This is what makes it such an interesting series of case studies in book history. And it is what makes this census so valuable. Peterson is not interested here in the making of the KC, but rather in its afterlife: its myriad pathways through the book trade. Since the vast maj...

Individuals who have been subtly reminded of death display heightened in-group favouritism, or “worldview defense.” Terror management theory argues (i) that death cues engender worldview defense via psychological mechanisms specifically evolved to suppress death anxiety, and (ii) that the core function of religiosity is to suppress death anxiety. Thus, terror management theory predicts that ext...

In the just-published Remixing Persona: An Imaginary Digital Media Object from Onto-Tales of Afterlife, artists Mark Amerika and Laura Hyunjhee Kim perform as MALK, a new media remix band that ruminates on post-digital life traditional scholarly book. Working against concept an e-book, publication includes original music video titled Afterlife well downloadable PDF refer to imaginary digital ob...