Brothers get othered in Mahabharata.

Others like a boatsman Guha, Sugreeva, a vaanara, Jataayu, a bird,
Vibheeshana, a raakshasa, Sabari, a sudratapasvini (Valmiki's word),,
Hanumaan, another  vaanara etc. get brothered in Ramayana.

" Kahaa bharata sama tuma priya bhaayee"

-- Hanuman Chalisa.


On Sat, 4 Mar 2023, 12:52 am Christian Ferstl via INDOLOGY, <
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> Indeed,
> it is there on page 34 of the said introduction:
> ... the 'Ramáyana' is a tale of "othering," the enemy is non-human, even
> demonic, ...; the 'Mahabhárata' is a tale of "brothering," the enemy are
> kinsmen, ...
>
> Best,
> Christian
>
> Am 03.03.2023 19:28, schrieb Ananya Vajpeyi via INDOLOGY:
> > I’m traveling without access to my books but do also look at
> > Shelly’s introduction to Rama’s Last Act (Bhavabhuti’s
> > Uttararamacarita) in the Clay Sanskrit Library edition.
> > AV.
> >
> > On Friday, March 3, 2023, Lindquist, Steven via INDOLOGY
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> This is discussed in “Rāmāyaṇa and Political Imagination in
> >> India,” Journal of Asian Studies, May, 1993, 52:2  pp 261-297 (283
> >> explicitly, but the lead up from 280)
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
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> >> From: INDOLOGY <[email protected]> on behalf of
> >> Victor Van Bijlert via INDOLOGY <[email protected]>
> >> Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 at 3:42 AM
> >> To: Indology List <[email protected]>
> >> Subject: [INDOLOGY] Brothering
> >>
> >> _[EXTERNAL SENDER]_
> >>
> >> Dear List,
> >>
> >> Does anyone know any references to the term 'brothering' allegedly
> >> used by Sheldon Pollock in connection with the two great Sanskrit
> >> epics? The term 'brothering' is supposed to be opposite of the more
> >> well-known postmodern term 'othering'.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> Warm regards
> >>
> >> Victor van Bijlert
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