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Rāmāyaṇa Summary
1,396 words, approx. 5 pages RĀMĀYAṆA. Along with the Mahābhārata, the Rāmāyaṇa is the most influential epic of India. Attributed to the sage Vālmīki, it is a poem of about fifty thousand lines narrating in...
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Ramayana Summary
1,274 words, approx. 4 pages The great Sanskrit epic poem, the Ramayana, attributed to the legendary poet-sage Valmiki, appears to have been largely composed during the first half of the first millennium BCE. Since that time, it has firmly established itself as one of the most...
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Ramayana Information
7,715 words, approx. 26 pages
 For the television series by Ramanand Sagar, see Ramayan (TV series). The Ramayana (Devanāgarī: Rāmāyaṇa, रामायण) is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the poet Valmiki and an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). The name...




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 The Journal of the American Oriental Society
Ramayana and Ramayanas. (book reviews)
10/01/1993: 3,755 words, approx. 13 pages Scholarly activity in the Indological world in recent years has given evidence of a renewed interest in the study of the Ramayana in many of its numerous versions. Publication of works such as the ongoing translation of the critical edition of the Valmiki...
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 The Daily Mail (London, England)
The Ramayana. (theater review)
04/12/2001: 388 words, approx. 1 pages Byline: MICHAEL COVENEY The Ramayana by Pete Oswald: Royal National Theatre WELL, here's a rare and beautiful thing for Easter week at the National. An ancient Hindu epic has been done up by Pete Oswald - a new voice in...
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Thai Gov't Censors Opera on 'Bad Omen'
11/18/2006: 699 words, approx. 2 pages Thailand's new military-appointed government has threatened to shut down an operatic version of the Hindu epic Ramayana, ostensibly over fears one of its scenes may bring bad luck. "Ayodhya" premiered Thursday night and is scheduled for repeat performances on Saturday...




Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Gregory D. Alles
15,529 words, approx. 52 pages
 In the following essay, Alles compares the social and mythological contexts of the Ramayana and The Iliad, arguing that both poems reflect the problem social communities face when persuasion breaks down.
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Critical Essay by Linda Hess
14,297 words, approx. 48 pages
 In the following entry, Hess discusses the sexual politics of male domination and female subjugation as expressed in the Ramayana, exploring responses to those doctrines.
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Critical Essay by A. K. Ramanujan
11,412 words, approx. 38 pages
 In the following essay, originally presented at a conference in 1987, Ramanujan compares several versions or “tellings” of the Ramayana.
Featured Essays
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Defining Social Roles for Men and Women in India through Traditional Hindu Texts
2,481 words, approx. 8 pages
 The main traditional texts that support the traditional roles of men and women are the Rg Veda, the Kalpa Sutras, the epics (the Ramayana and Mahabharata), Tryambaka, and Manu Smrti. They are believed to lay the foundations for order in society, as well as giving people the knowledge of their duty. These separate texts have defined roles within castes and genders and show how their different styles of writings have defined roles in different ways.
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Rama and Sita's Relationship
1,576 words, approx. 5 pages
 The Ramayana is not just a story of virtues and deeds performed by Rama but it is also a book of love, the undying love of Rama and Sita. Their relationship is filled with divine love, faith and total commitment.
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The Ramayana
1,462 words, approx. 5 pages
 Discusses the Ramayana, by R.K. Narayan. Provides a plot summary, explores the personalities of major characters and examines the story's importance to Hindu culture in India.


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