Indian epics
Faculty of Asian Studies, The Australian National University
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The great classical epics of India, the Ramayana and Mahabharata, have been the pillars of the Indic civilisations for over two millennia, and are among the primary sources of religious, social and cultural inspiration. Within a rich theoretical framework of epic tradition, we will explore these great texts (in English translation) and the perennially relevant themes they embody: love and betrayal, sex and murder, duty and volition.
- Flexible delivery
- Suits students with heavy contact or work commitments
- Only one hour contact per week, balance on-line
- Innovative assessment package
- Lively online community
- Field-trips, cultural events, films
- Self-paced online weekly tasks including epic and theory reading, epic quiz, creative writing, mind-mapping and Famous Last Words
- Numbers strictly limited
- Goes well with: Religion and Politics in South Asia, European Classics, Individual and Society in Asia and the Pacific, India: The Emerging Giant
- Nominated for the "ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Teaching Award" 2007
Facilitators: Dr McComas Taylor and Mr Ashvin Parameswaran
Innovative, challenging, enjoyable .