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Gendered devitalisations. A double reading of the “Vagina Dentata” motif in India [PDF]

, 2017
The motif of the “Vagina Dentata” appears in various Hindu myths and tales belonging to Indic folklore, yet its iconic relevance extends beyond symbolic and religious fields and overlaps with the wider sphere of the discourses on gender and sexuality ...
Romina Rossi
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"No clangor das conchas”

Classica, Revista Brasileira de Estudos Clássicos, 2021
Analisamos aqui o som como uma parte fundamental do processo de ritualização da guerra, com foco na sociedade guerreira indiana descrita no Mahabharata, poema épico indiano que tem como pano de fundo uma guerra de proporções grandiosas.
João Gomes Braatz, Carolina Barcellos Dias   +1 more
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Urban Mahabharata

Medicine Anthropology Theory, 2017
In Affliction: Health, Disease, Poverty (Fordham, 2015), we listen with Das to ordinary ethics in challenged lives of poverty, illness, and family relations; and in three registers of (a) advocacy, (b) moral engagement, and (c) acknowledgement of the ...
Michael M. J. Fischer
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REVITALIZATION OF DRUPADI’S FEMINISM IN THE NOVEL OF DRUPADI PEREMPUAN POLIANDRIS BY SENA GUMIRA AJIDARMA

Humanus: Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu-ilmu Humaniora, 2019
Drupadi is one of the female characters who have important roles and positions in the epic Mahabharata or wayang purwa in Java. In the Indian version Drupadi married five Pandavas.
Wiyatmi Wiyatmi, Afendi Widayat, Andrian Eka Saputra   +2 more
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An appreciation of, and tribute to, Will Johnson on the occasion of his retirement [PDF]

, 2017
This paper presents an overview of the scholarly work of Will Johnson on the occasion of his retirement from Cardiff University. It also includes new translations from two of his junior colleagues, Drs.
Brodbeck, Simon, Hegarty, James M.
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La Ilíada y el Mahābhārata: un diálogo intercultural

Káñina, 2018
La Ilíada y el Mahābhārata son ambos textos épicos. Además de la temática guerrera y la presencia de un ideal heroico, se pueden trazar entre ellas una serie de paralelismos, en relación tanto con los personajes principales como con la trama.
Roberto Morales Harley
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Narasimha, Lord of Transitions, Transformations, and Theater Festivals: God and Evil in Hindu Cosmology, Myth, and Practice [PDF]

, 2016
This paper focuses on the multi-faceted nature of the divine depicted in Narasimha and the unique perspectives on God and evil offered by the myths of Narasimha, which is also subliminally represented within the religious practice and performance ...
Vemsani, Lavanya
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The Mahabharata and reproductive endocrinology

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2016
This communication approaches the Mahabharata through the prism of reproductive endocrinology. Descriptions of episodes related to reproduction are listed here, to provide fodder for the endocrinologically minded brain.
Bharti Kalra, Manash P Baruah, Sanjay Kalra   +2 more
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The transformation of Cyavana : A case study in narrative evolution [PDF]

, 2017
Few will argue with the proposition that stories are fluid and continuously evolving; nor are many likely to deny that a successful narrative can spread like wildfire across time and space.
West, Emily
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Shared Characters in Jain, Buddhist and Hindu Narrative:Gods, Kings and Other Heroes [PDF]

, 2016
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-206) and ...
Appleton, Naomi
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