Ludo Rocher's The Puranas, published in the standard reference series A History of Indian Literature, is the recognized scholarly survey of the whole eighteen Mahapurana and further Upapurana corpus: textual history, manuscript transmission, dating debates, content and structure, covering the Skanda, Agni and Markandeya Puranas among the rest.
Facts
Citation
AuthorLudo Rocher
PublisherOtto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden (A History of Indian Literature, Vol II, Fasc 3)
Publication Year1986
Source Typeacademic monograph
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The standard scholarly survey of the Purana genre, part of a recognized academic reference series covering the history of Indian literature. Connections
Associated With
Agni, Deities This source names Agni directly: "and structure, covering the Skanda, Agni and Markandeya Puranas among the rest."
Source The Puranas (Ludo Rocher)Ludo Rocher
Claims Backed By This Source (56 claims)
This source backs 56 claims across the atlas. As facts: 37 well-attested. As cited relationships: 13 holds. Plus 6 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Scriptures & Texts, 37 claims: 22 well-attested, 12 holds, 3 general references.
- Articles, 12 claims: 9 well-attested, 3 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
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