Week 2 Reading Overview

 Week 2 Reading Overview: 


Part 2: 

For the Ramayana, I'll be reading out of the PDE Ramayana. I think that it is important to get a wide variety of perspectives in a scenario where people are retelling ancient tales. I noticed in some of the storybooks from previous years' classes, there would be discrepancy in details between versions, so the author would have to take some artistic liberties when it comes to merging and reconciling the differences between editions. 


Part 3:

Comic books:

Vaishno Devi: Goddess of the Hills

   from the Temples of India Collection

   link

    This comic book immediately caught my attention because of the amazing art style. Upon further inspection, seeing a comic dedicated to and centered around a bad*ss goddess is really refreshing and good to see! The art style and the posing gave me Wonder Woman vibes, which I definitely enjoyed. 

The Golden Mongoose: Tales of Duty from the Mahabharata

       link

    This comic book got my attention because I really enjoyed the storyboard I wrote about a few blogs back (Storybook Favorites), and especially the storybook with all of the animals. Those stories were captivating, so I was immediately joyed when I saw The Golden Mongoose


YT Videos:

Indian and Greek Mythological Parallels

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    This video fascinated me because I have been absolutely fascinated by Greek and Roman Mythology for at least a good 10-12 years, (including several years of Latin a while back) so the common parallels were fascinating and helped to start to get a footing in the realm of Indian Mythology. Plus the killer soundtrack didn't hurt anything either.


Symbols of Divinity

    link

    Similarly to the concepts in the previous video, I have been obsessed with hermeneutics and the inner workings of rites and rituals. Particularly some of the more spiritual or divine rituals are just so mystifying and the symbolism used within them can be so intricate and so powerful. 



 (Image: a statue of Shiva at Murdeshwar in Karnataka. He is depicted here using a trishul, a symbol of magnificent power - credits)


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