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Hidden Paradigms

Comparing Epic Themes, Characters, and Plot Structures

Beck, Brenda E.F.

University of Toronto Press

04/2023

476

Dura

Inglês

9781487529338

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction
1. Summarizing an Epic Legend, The Legend of Ponnivala Nadu
2. Character and Plot Structures, The Mahabharata
3. Human Life as a Balancing Act, The Epic of Gilgamesh
4. Seven Great Phases of History, The Bible's Old and New Testament Stories
5. Landscapes and Identity Formation, The Vatsendaela Saga
6. Human versus Extra-Human Powers, The Nanabush Legend Cycle
7. Hidden Paradigms, Additional Themes and Some Overview Theories
8. The Story Told by the Stars, Babylonian Star-lore and the Hindu Nakshatras
9. An Epic Story Visualized as a Lotus Plant, The Lotus Plant in Barabudur, Central Java Conclusion
Annotated Bibliography Listing Sources for Specific Epics Discussed
General Bibliography
folk epic;Tamil folklore;Ponnivala;Kongu;epic comparisons;epic themes;epic mythology;Tamil culture;South Asian folk epic;teaching epic literature