Flood connects the rise of the written Purana historically with the rise of devotional cults centring upon a particular deity in the Gupta era: the Puranic corpus is a complex body of materials that advance the views of various competing cults.
Flood connects the rise of the written Purana historically with the rise of devotional cults centring upon a particular deity in the Gupta era. The Puranic corpus is a complex body of materials. These materials advance the views of various competing cults.