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Building on a South Asian oral folk legend, Hidden Paradigms identifies the important symbolic patterns that well-known epic stories while also suggesting fresh strategies for further discovery.

Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Summarizing an Epic Legend, The Legend of Ponnivala Nadu 2. Character and Plot Structures, The Mahabharata 3. Human Life as a Balancing Act, The Epic of Gilgamesh 4. Seven Great Phases of History, The Bible’s Old and New Testament Stories 5. Landscapes and Identity Formation, The Vatsendaela Saga 6. Human versus Extra-Human Powers, The Nanabush Legend Cycle 7. Hidden Paradigms, Additional Themes and Some Overview Theories 8. The Story Told by the Stars, Babylonian Star-lore and the Hindu Nakshatras 9. An Epic Story Visualized as a Lotus Plant, The Lotus Plant in Barabudur, Central Java Conclusion Annotated Bibliography Listing Sources for Specific Epics Discussed General Bibliography

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      Publisher University of Toronto Press
      Published 12 April 2023
      ISBN-13 9781487529338
      978-1487529338
      ISBN-10 1487529333
      Also in:
      Literary studies: fiction Literary studies: postcolonial literature

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Building on a South Asian oral folk legend, Hidden Paradigms identifies the important symbolic patterns that well-known epic stories while also suggesting fresh strategies for further discovery.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. Summarizing an Epic Legend, The Legend of Ponnivala Nadu 2. Character and Plot Structures, The Mahabharata 3. Human Life as a Balancing Act, The Epic of Gilgamesh 4. Seven Great Phases of History, The Bible’s Old and New Testament Stories 5. Landscapes and Identity Formation, The Vatsendaela Saga 6. Human versus Extra-Human Powers, The Nanabush Legend Cycle 7. Hidden Paradigms, Additional Themes and Some Overview Theories 8. The Story Told by the Stars, Babylonian Star-lore and the Hindu Nakshatras 9. An Epic Story Visualized as a Lotus Plant, The Lotus Plant in Barabudur, Central Java Conclusion Annotated Bibliography Listing Sources for Specific Epics Discussed General Bibliography

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