CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [audio] - "Moonset on Sunrise Mountain: Narrative, Politics, and the Accession of Kulottunga I Cola"

"Moonset on Sunrise Mountain: Narrative, Politics, and the Accession of Kulottunga I Cola"

10/21/10 • 62 min

CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [audio]

A talk by Whitney Cox, Lecturer in Sanskrit, School of Oriental and African Studies.

A talk by Whitney Cox, Lecturer in Sanskrit, School of Oriental and African Studies.

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