The motif of a heroine’s miraculous birth in ancient Indian epos

Authors

  • Анастасия Вячеславовна Филочкина St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

This article discusses the motif of a miraculous/divine birth of a heroine in ancient Indian epos. This was one of the core ideas besides those of marriage and abduction of the hero’s spouse. Through this motif, the author analyzes the specifics of ancient Indian epos, the epic heroine and methods of her description. Correlations between this theme, religious concepts of ancient India and archaic agricultural cult are established.

Keywords:

epos, motif of miraculous birth, agricultural cult, ritual, myth, heroic wife

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Published

2010-12-20

How to Cite

Филочкина, А. В. (2010). The motif of a heroine’s miraculous birth in ancient Indian epos. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (4), 92–98. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/1994

Issue

No. 4 (2010): Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 13. Asian Studies. African Studies

Section

Literary studies

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Articles of "Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies" are open access distributed under the terms of the License Agreement with Saint Petersburg State University, which permits to the authors unrestricted distribution and self-archiving free of charge.