"Excellent intro text."--W. Sax, University of Canterbury (New
Zealand)
"Reads easily...informative. Gives alternative views, balanced,
clear. Recommended as a good source book."--Forrest Wood,
University of Southern Mississippi
"Paul Courtright's ingenuity and skill have produced a
comprehensive, interesting study about one of India's most popular
gods....Definately a must for the mythologist and indologist alike.
It is a critical, thorough study that has been long overdue."--New
Canadian Review
"Balances rich textural, anthropological, and interpretive
resources....An opulent exposition of Ganesa and his
worship."--Choice
"Intelligent and eminently readable."--Religious Studies Review
"Seasoned and insightful, obviously based on many years of thought,
research, writing, and rewriting....Crammed full of information,
well organized, and still a delight to read....Masterful."--Journal
of the American Academy of Religion
"Another of [the] year's treasures." -- Commonweal
"Courtright has collected much primary material, especially from
the Puranas, presented some possible ways of understanding it, and
culled the best of the secondary literature. In these respects, the
book contributes significantly to the study of Sanskritic Hinduism
and its regional realization."--Journal of Religion
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