Myth and Mythmaking
Subtitle: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition (Collected Papers on South Asia, No 12)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: April 11, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780700703036
Subjects: Alternative belief systems; Cultural studies; Religions of Indic & Oriental origin; Mythology, Hindu; Culture; Mythology; Social Science; Religion - World Religions; Literature: Folklore/Mythology; India; Mythology, Indic; Hinduism - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Hinduism; Folklore & Mythology; History
First sentence: The main body of this chapter consists of straightforward comparison: I try and demonstrate that a certain stretch of the Odyssey and a certain stretch of the Mahabharata tell two versions of the same story.