DOCUMENT RESUME CS 201 686 ED 098 597 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION Fleming‚ Margaret‚ Ed. Teaching the Epic. National Council of Teachers of English‚ Urbana‚ PUB DATE NOTE AVAILABLE FROM 74 120p. EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS MF-$0.75 HC-$5.40 PLUS POSTAGE American Literature; Bibliographies; Classical Literature; English Instruction; *Epics; German Literature; Greek Literature; High Schools; Legends; *Literary Analysis; Literature; *Literature Appreciation; Medieval Literature;
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character. Today‚ it is the uniqueness which attracts the Western societies to the Indian culture. Disillusioned with their materialistic lives‚ they turn to India for solace and peace. The wisdom of our ancient epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata serves as a beacon light to the seekers of spiritual bliss. In the Bhagavad Gita‚ Lord Krishna tells how every human being can come to live the subtle philosophical principles laid down in our scriptures in the actual day-to-day life. Lord Buddha
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Article: CONTROVERSY OVER THE BHAGVAD GITA A great controversy has been going on throughout the nation over the ban of the great Hindu scripture The Bhagvad Gita in Russia. Not only the Hindus‚ but most of the people who consider the Gita as a great piece of literature also are surprised at the wave of protest showed in Russia calling it a literature that spreads social discord. It is already known to all that in a Siberian court‚ some state prosecutors have petitioned that
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Beyond our Differences – 3 Speaker Analysis “Do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you” - Hinduism (Mahabharata) This is the golden rule that shows up at the end of the movie‚ “Beyond our Difference”. The rule originates from Confucianism‚ but also wise words of the Hinduism. In today’s society‚ people are treating one another crucially. They are split in variance social class‚ and the poor‚ often get treated in a terrible way. The problem in this society is that people
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Spiritual Sexuality and Women in Absence in Ancient Greek and Indic World Dr. Bimalkumar Subedi Introduction There are many confusions regarding the term ’ Spiritual Sexuality ’. In general‚ the term is understood as an especial form of physical sexuality itself where there thought to be some
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Soule Drake February 18‚ 2012 Buddhism and Hinduism Comparison There are many religions that dominate the world today‚ two specific ones‚ Hinduism and Buddhism‚ are similar in many ways‚ while still having their own defined uniqueness. Hinduism and Buddhism are both world religions‚ whose impact and influence can be seen in many places. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion consisting of several systems of philosophy‚ rituals‚ and beliefs. This complex religion is now the third largest world religion
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Indian poet from around the 16th or 17th century‚ known as the father of the Malayalam language—which is the principal language of the Indian state of Kerala‚ spoken by 36 million people in the world.[1] In his era‚ Vattezhuttu‚ an old script originally used to write Tamil‚ was generally used in Kerala to write this language. However‚ he wrote his Malayalam poems in Arya-ezhuttu‚ a Grantha-based script originally used to write Sanskrit‚ so that he could accurately transliterate Sanskrit words into
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Gourab Basak Roll No. 515207 TPI Painting and Sculpture Introduction Indian painting has a very long tradition and history in Indian art. The earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre-historic times‚ the petroglyphs found in places like Bhimbetka ‚ some of them from before 5500 BC. And also an imperative part of Indian art culture is dominated by sculptures in India. Indian sculptures started from bronze
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GENL1021 Midterm Study online at quizlet.com/_ivhn7 100. 142. 2. 63. 3 Jewels of Buddhism Buddha‚ Dharma‚ Sangha (Community of believers) 3 Jewish Mourning Periods Aninut: Death to burial (1 day)‚ abstain from meat‚ wine‚ work‚ sex Shiv’ah: 7 days Sheloshim: 30 days or 1 year‚ return to work‚ avoid social functions‚ perform kaddish‚ anniversary candle‚ stones on grave 4 Main Subdivisions of Hinduism Vaishnavite (Vishnu‚ Vertical Lines‚ Majority)‚ Shaivite
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DALIT LITERATURE Dalit literature is the forum and the medium of expression of the experiences of the communities that have been excommunicated‚ marginalized‚ exploited and humiliated for ages in the Indian caste-ridden Hindu society. (The term dalit literally means the downtrodden‚ depressed and underprivileged.) Dalit literature reflects dalit experience and sensibility‚ attempting to define and assert dalit identity from a primarily dalit point of view. In many ways‚ it is a protest literature
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