[Aar-mbh] Possible Topics for MBh Seminar

[Joydeep]

Hi All,

from what I recall of the previous Mbh panel at Boston, we had a room full
of attendees but most were not experts, i.e., school teachers or religion
teachers who wanted to know how to teach the Mbh, what editions to use,
which stories/abridged editions are good as introductions, etc.

I know we are not supposed to present papers at a roundtable, so I thought
I would put together some of this basic information for sharing and leave
more time for a conversation. Let's keep it open and interactive and see
what people think of the 5-year plans... i.e., just Mbh, Mbh and Ram, epics
and Purāṇas, etc. I am happy to open it up completely if that ensures more
participation. I'd definitely like to keep one year for translations and
one for Mbh/Ram in other countries (about which I know all too little).

Joy








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On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 4:59 PM Collins, Brian <collinb1 at ohio.edu> wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> Now that the number of scholars on this list is starting to grow, I want
> to throw out my suggestions for possible topics:
>
> Vyaasa
> Cattle and cattle raiding
> The Chicago translation
> The work of Alf Hiltebeitel
> The epic on film
> Religion (as it practiced) in the epic
> ISKCON and the epic
> Connections to regional epics
> The Mahabharata in Southeast Asia
>
> I look forward to hearing from others!
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian
>
>
>
>
> Assoc. Prof. Brian Collins
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> and Philosophy
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