{"product_id":"much-ado-about-religion-9780814719794","title":"Much ADO about Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bhatta Jayanta | Csaba Dezsö | Csaba Dezsö\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Clay Sanskrit\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Clay Sanskrit\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis play satirizes various religions in Kashmir and their place in the politics of King Shankaravarman (883-902). The leading character is a young and dynamic orthodox graduate, whose career starts as a glorious campaign against the heretic Buddhists, Jains, and other antisocial sects. By the end of the play he realizes that the interests of the monarch do not encourage such inquisitional rigor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnique in Sanskrit literature, Jay�nta Bhatta's play, \u003ci\u003eMuch Ado About Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, is a curious mixture of fiction and history, of scathing satire and intriguing philosophical argumentation. The play satirizes various religions in Kashmir and their place in the politics of King Sh�nkara-varman (883-902 CE). The leading character, Sank�rshana, is a young and dynamic orthodox graduate of Vedic studies, whose career starts as a glorious campaign against the heretic Buddhists, Jains and other antisocial sects.","brand":"Clay Sanskrit","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47587503243415,"sku":"9780814719794","price":2508.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780814719794.webp?v=1774966776","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/much-ado-about-religion-9780814719794","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}