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"The Mahabharata" and World View, 2002.
Examines social perceptions in a this classic vedic text "The Mahabharata".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 33.95
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This paper examines the world view as is presented in the classic Hindi epic, "The Mahabharata". "The Mahabharata" is considered to be an ideal source for examining the qualities found within Indian society in 5000 BCE, where many aspects of the text refer to the societies of the kuru and the paandu dynasties of India. The role of women in this work is also be investigated.
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"The Mahabharata" and World View, 2001.
This paper discusses the Hindi epic, "The Mahabharata" as an example of moral and philosophical values in Indian society.
1,740 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 4 sources, £ 35.95
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This paper is an in-depth examination of the classic Vedic text, "The Mahabharata". The author discusses how and where the codes of moral honor and worldview are perceived in respect to their structure within the Hindu society. The story demonstrates various forms of codes, where the role of honor, and women?s places are defined, and how leading a spiritual and moral life is the ultimate goal. The paper includes a detailed outline.
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"The worldview as is presented in the classic Hindi epic, "The Mahabharata" of moral and philosophical values still hold true today. "The Mahabharata" is considered to be an ideal source for examining the qualities found within Indian society. A sense of mortality is presented in many aspects of the text as we refer to the societies of the kuru and the Pandu dynasties of India. A Religious/philosophical teaching of Dharma is to live the path of our life that has been chosen for us. The independent elements of the early Indian society displayed in the Vedic text is more than just a story of Arjuna; but key elements to how world view is portrayed with emphasis on the values presented therein and the role of women in the work."
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Peter Brook and the "Mahabharata", 2001.
An in-depth look at the Peter Brook production of the "Mahabharata".
3,117 words (approx. 12.5 pages), 7 sources, £ 57.95
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This paper is on the Peter Brook production of the "Mahabharata", the Indian epic. The author contends that the process of de-contextualization of characters, plot elements and pieces of narration out of the Mahabharata's original context and into a Western mode of performance, plot construction and interpretation exhibits the latent Orientalism of the Brook production, and represents the profound and perverse commodification of the India classic. The author further explains how it was Brook's perspective and alteration of this epic that reached a broader Western audience.
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"As a world defined by over 200 nations, and thousands of cultures, an incredibly rich history and set of traditions exists. The last century has marked a turning point in our planet's history. As never before, the distance and separation of cultures is becoming ever smaller, due to better transportation and communications infrastructures, and a desire to conduct business on a global scale. There is also an interesting and concerning adoption and synthesis of cultural practices and traditions. One could debate rather academically the merits of cultural encounter and interaction, and to say that perhaps with a synthesis of different cultural practices, a new culture is born. That may be, however the focus of this essay is to critically investigate and discuss the adoption or representation of other cultural traditions, without comprehending their meaning or significance. This is demonstrated through the Western commodification of cultures, the notion of Orientalism, and specifically focusing on the Brooks/ Carri?re production of the Mahabharata."
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"Mahabharata", 2006.
A detailed layout of "The Dice Game" and "Dharma" in the great epic heroic poem, "Mahabharata."
2,905 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 54.95
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"This paper discusses one of the most famous Sanskrit texts of India, the "Mahabharata," the great epic heroic poem, which tells of the historic Great War of India between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Encompassing over one hundred thousand verses, and steeped in cultural and religious meaning, this text presents a near impossible task for any student of India to analyze in its entirety. However, the paper notes that the most widely known act narrated by "The Mahabharata" is that of "The Dice Game", and Darupadi's disrobing. This paper analyzes the events leading up to, and following the disrobing, the larger dharmic implications this act offers, and the reflection of Hindu culture the scenario provides.
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"However, as a sign of the changing times, this tale, in the modern India of today has come to showcase an example of the Pandavas' male chauvinistic attitudes in treating Draupadi as their property by putting her at gambling stake, and their strange prioritizing of virtues, where pledges matter more than the honor and safety of one's family. A sharp contrast to the pillars of virtue they had previously been seen as. Not to say that the Pandava family is not still highly regarded and seen as examples of dharma and righteousness."
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Women in the "Mahabharata", 2001.
A look at how the role of women in ancient Indian society is reflected in the "Mahabharata", the Hindu religious text.
2,240 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, £ 43.95
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An examination of the role of the Indian woman in society. An analysis of the "Mahabharata" which goes into great depth when describing this role. The author looks at the lives of Indian women, their status, education, goals and contributions.
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"The Mahabharata is essential for understanding human nature and the culture of India, past and present. As declared by Vyasa, ?Whatever is not found in the Mahabharata cannot be found anywhere else.? The Mahabharata does indeed present a complete picture of the lives of women in India, dealing with such topics as status, education, goals, marriage, achievement, family life, social life, moral codes, duty (dharma), and etiquette."
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The "Mahabharata", 2002.
Discussing the impact of this epic poem on the Hindu religion.
2,014 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 40.95
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The "Mahabharata" is the oldest of the great epics of Hindu literature. This paper looks at its contents - including the Bhagavad Gita," or "The Lord's Song," included within it, which stands as the single most significant religious text of Hinduism. A brief history of Hinduism is provided and the "Mahabharata" is analyzed for ways it impacted the development and evolution of Hindu prayer and ritual.
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"While there is no founder of Hinduism as such, Hinduism was shaped by the actions of a man shrouded in legend, and much of the knowledge of Hinduism as it has been passed down has been attributed to his efforts. He is said to have lived some 3,500 years ago. He was the great grandson of the sage Vasishta, the son of the sage Parasara and the fishergirl Satyavati. He was called Krishna Dvaipayana. Because he had a desire for order, he gathered together all the knowledge of his time in the form of the Vedic hymns and rituals. He edited these works into four huge volumes, producing the four Vedas, which stood as the earliest source of information on Indian thought. He was then given the title Veda Vyasa, or the Editor of Knowledge, and in this manner he created a tradition of teaching and learning through his disciples and through the legendary forest university he founded in Naimisaaranya. The writing of the masterpiece the Mahabharata has been attributed to Vyasa, though he may be more legend than real. The story in this epic concerns the legitimacy of the succession rights to the kingdom of Kurukshetra, the ancestral realm of King Bharata:"
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"Mahabharata", 1999.
Analyzes this Indian Hindu epic, focusing on education and the spiritual development of the character of the warrior prince Arjuna, disciple of Krishna.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, £ 50.95
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Arjuna is an important character and presence in the Indian epic the Mahabharata, and he is a member of the main family whose actions serve as the centerpiece of this epic. The Mahabharata is the oldest of the great epics of Hindu literature and is the longest poem ever written, with 100,000 stanzas arranged in 18 books.
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Arjuna is an important character and presence in the Indian epic the Mahabharata, and he is a member of the main family whose actions serve as the centerpiece of this epic. The Mahabharata is the oldest of the great epics of Hindu literature and is the longest poem ever written, with 100,000 stanzas arranged in 18 books. The work is actually a compilation of material from a number of sources from different periods, and there may have been earlier versions of varying lengths. There is no single version of the work today because not all of it has been translated and released, and the text is under restoration at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute in Poona, India, with successive portions of the text having been edited and published from there since 1927. The work in its present form dates from about the ..."
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Comparative Literature, 2002.
Comparing the literary techniques used in the epics "The Mahabharata" and "The Tamil Anthologies".
1,620 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 33.95
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This paper shows how the figurative language in Book II of "The Mahabharata" and in the selected poems from "The Tamil Anthologies" stand in stark contrast to one another primarily because the language in "The Mahabharata" has war and heroism as its sources, whereas the poems in "The Tamil Anthologies" have the affairs of the heart as their sources. The author shows that both works rely heavily for their figurative language on the realm of nature as well, although for very divergent purposes and effects.
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"Both works deal with both themes--war and love--but The Mahabharata clearly focuses more on war, while the selected poems from The Tamil Anthologies clearly focus more on love. Inevitably, these sources profoundly affect the figurative language of the two works and portray worlds--one of heroism in battle and conflict, the other of love and its consequences--which stand in contrast with one another. In addition, the reader finds in Book II of The Mahabharata an immediate sense of the epic, of the grand city, of conflict on as grand scale, with much at stake beyond the individual's emotional or romantic destiny. On the other hand, in the poems from The Tamil Anthologies, the reader just as immediately finds an exploration of the "small" aspects of life and human interaction and particularly those aspects which exist in the lives of individuals. The rural landscape dominates the figurative language of the poems in The Tamil Anthologies, while the urban landscapes dominates in the epic tales of The Mahabharata."
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Epic Heroic Literature, 2000.
An examination of Greco-Roman (Homer's "Odyssey" and Virgil's "Aeneid") and Indian ("The Ramayana of Valmiki" and "The Mahabharata") epics and how they reflect their cultures' myths, beliefs, and heroic values.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, £ 40.95
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This research will examine four epics from the Greco-Roman and Indian cultures: Homer's Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid, The Ramayana of Valmiki, and The Mahabharata
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"This research will examine four epics from the Greco-Roman and Indian cultures: Homer's Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid, The Ramayana of Valmiki, and The Mahabharata. The research will discuss the degree to which these epics reflect the heroic context of a given society's past and/or its present concerns.
There appears to be fairly wide agreement among commentators on epic literature and cultural myths that certain consistent patterns of narrative action and treatments of human experience can be discerned across cultures. One is heroic activity in poems that deal with the history, actions, personal development, and destiny of one or more heroic figures. What these heroes do, what is done to them, and their ultimate destiny take on symbolic weight and become determinants of what is valued and distinctive in a culture.
Epic focus on heroes of a mythic past may be relevant to a..."
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The Dynamics of Hinduism in its Spoken and Written Forms, 2001.
This is a look at the function of Epics, Poems, and Scripts in maintaining and changing the religion of Hinduism.
1,625 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 33.95
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This paper is an in-depth examination of the Hindu religion using different texts and sources that have been written on the subject. Some of the different texts the author looks at are the Hindu Vedas, the great Hindu Epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata, and the Upanishads, often acknowledged as part of the Vedas. The author then shows how the different elements of these texts come together to form the basis of the teachings of the Hindu religion.
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"Finally, as a concept perhaps both partly Hinduistic and yet completely separate it is possible to look at Jainism. In this religion a soul, or Jiva, is attributed to every object- animate or inanimate. Karma is extent, but seen as the cause for pain- it is the accumulation of wrongdoing, which must be cleansed through righteousness before one can leave the earthly abode. Jainism practices the worship of many Hindu gods, which are believe to bestow temporal blessings (Sources 57) upon them, yet they also represent a fundamental atheistic component in their rejection of a one God which created the universe, affirming natural law as sufficient explanation."
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Women in Indian History, 2006.
A review of the portrayal of women in India's myths, legends and epics as strong and independent characters.
5,935 words (approx. 23.7 pages), 24 sources, MLA, £ 89.95
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This paper takes a look at the role that women have played in India and Indian history. According to the paper, recent studies that examined role portrayals of Indian women in magazine ads found that they are stereotypically portrayed as dependent upon men. The paper discusses how despite the stereotype that women in India were totally passive to their fate, there are many examples of women throughout India's history that present Indian women as strong and independent.
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Powerful Hindu Goddesses
Ganga and her Decent From Heaven
Durga's Victory over Mahisa
Kali- Victory over Raktabija
The Indian Epics
Mahabharata and Draupadi
The Vedic Period
Indian Women in Politics
Nur Jehan
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"Throughout Sita's speech in Book II, Chapter 27, we find an outspoken and independent Sita directly defying her husband's wishes as she insists on keeping her wifely vows, even though it will mean her banishment as well and possible death as well. She could have taken the choice offered by her husband and stayed with his brother in safety and out of harm's way. However, her insistence on keeping her vowels, even if it meant putting our life in danger, is an unparalleled act of bravery. She refuses to be seduced when held captive and eventually takes her own life after being continually rejected. This is not the act of a weak woman. The fact that she could speak so outright against are husband also shows her status as an equal rather than a subordinate. "
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Karna And The Physics Of Power, 2002.
Discusses the story of Karna and its relation to the "physics of power" as presented in Arhundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, £ 22.95
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In chapter 12 of "The God of Small Things" by Arhundhati Roy, the author ushers us into a performance of the story of Karna from the "Mahabharata", as presented by kathakali dancers in the empty temple in Ayemenem. The paper explains what the story of Karna can teach us about the "physics of power."
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Epics and the Cultures They Reflect, 2002.
Analysis of four epics from Greco-Roman and Indian cultures.
2,372 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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This research examines four epics from the Greco-Roman and Indian cultures: Homer's "Odyssey", Virgil's "Aeneid", "The Ramayana of Valmiki", and "The Mahabharata". The research discusses the degree to which these epics reflect the heroic context of a given society's past and/or its present concerns.
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"There appears to be fairly wide agreement among commentators on epic literature and cultural myths that certain consistent patterns of narrative action and treatments of human experience can be discerned across cultures. One is heroic activity in poems that deal with the history, actions, personal development, and destiny of one or more heroic figures. What these heroes do, what is done to them, and their ultimate destiny take on symbolic weight and become determinants of what is valued and distinctive in a culture."
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Salvation in Religion, 2006.
Examines the idea of salvation in four religions - Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Hindi.
1,557 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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Four of the greatest world religions, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Hindi, describe salvation. Using ideas from the books of "Genesis" and "Exodus" from the Old Testament of the Jews; the "Book of Matthew" from the New Testament of the Christians; "Suras 1 and 2" from the Koran of the Muslims, and the "Bhagavad Gita" from the Mahabharata of the Hindus, this paper shows how it is possible to understand the essence of salvation within those four respective world religions, both separately and comparatively.
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"In Exodus 1-24 from the Old Testament, Moses, upon God's command, on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3), leads the Jews out of bondage in Egypt, after many generations of enslavement and persecution there, at the hands of the Egyptian Pharaohs (Exodus 5-12). Moses leads the Jews across the Red Sea (Exodus 14), and through a barren desert, to the "land of milk and honey". Within Exodus 1-24, from the Old Testament, that journey and its aftermath represent (eventual) salvation. Exodus 31-33 tells of Moses returning from Mount Sinai with the tablets containing the Ten Commandments, only to find that in his absence, his brother Aaron has allowed the Jews to create a molten (golden) calf, which they now worship (a pagan idol) instead of God."
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