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, < [email protected]> wrote: > 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, > >> > >> s > >> > >> -- > >> > >> STEVEN E. LINDQUIST, PH.D. > >> ALTSHULER DISTINGUISHED TEACHING PROFESSOR > >> > >> ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, RELIGIOUS STUDIES > >> > >> DIRECTOR, ASIAN STUDIES > >> > >> ____________________ > >> > >> Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, SMU > >> PO Box 750202 | Dallas | TX | 75275-0202 > >> Email: [email protected] > >> Web: http://people.smu.edu/slindqui [1] > >> > >> 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 > > > > -- > > Sent on the fly, please excuse typos. > > > > > > Links: > > ------ > > [1] http://faculty.smu.edu/slindqui > > > > _______________________________________________ > > INDOLOGY mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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