Индия в мифах, легендах и сказках: от сотворения мира до конца света

Indiĭskai͡a kulʹtura - odna iz drevneĭshikh v istorii chelovechestva. Mnogie ee dostizhenii͡a okazali silʹneĭshee vlii͡anie na zapadnyĭ mir. Tak, k primeru, si͡uzhety nemalogo kolichestva evropeĭskikh skazok voskhodi͡at k indiĭskomu originalu. V to zhe vremi͡a obraz dalekoĭ skazochnoĭ strany na proti͡azhenii vekov vdokhnovli͡al evropeĭskikh avtorov na sozdanie udivitelʹnykh istoriĭ, zavorazhivai͡ushchikh svoeĭ samobytnoĭ atmosferoĭ i koloritom. V izdanii sobrany pereskazy mifov i legend, perelozhenii͡a basen i skazok, a takzhe izlozhenie togo, chto drevnie greki pisali ob Indii. Na stranit͡sakh ėtoĭ knigi i͡unyĭ chitatelʹ poznakomitsi͡a s mnogoobraziem indiĭskoĭ mifologii, a takzhe vstretitsi͡a s izvestnymi antichnymi geroi͡ami, takimi kak Aleksandr Makedonskiĭ. Tekst soprovozhdaetsi͡a illi͡ustrat͡sii͡ami s drevnimi skulʹpturami, srednevekovymi indiĭskimi miniati͡urami i kartinami khudozhnikov. Vse neznakomye imena i terminy obʺi͡asni͡ai͡utsi͡a kommentarii͡ami i zametkami na poli͡akh, chtoby sdelatʹ znakomstvo s novym materialom legkim, uvlekatelʹnym i komfortnym.

Indian culture is one of the oldest in the history of mankind. Many of her achievements had a profound impact on the Western world. So, for example, the plots of a considerable number of European fairy tales go back to the Indian original. At the same time, the image of a distant fairyland has inspired European authors for centuries to create amazing stories that fascinate with their distinctive atmosphere and flavor. The publication contains retellings of myths and legends, retellings of fables and fairy tales, as well as an account of what the ancient Greeks wrote about India. On the pages of this book, the young reader will get acquainted with the diversity of Indian mythology, as well as meet famous ancient heroes such as Alexander the Great. The text is accompanied by illustrations with ancient sculptures, medieval Indian miniatures and paintings by artists. All unfamiliar names and terms are explained with comments and marginal notes to make learning new material easy, exciting, and comfortable.