SOURCE: "Epic India," in Comparative Mythology, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, pp. 68-93.
In the essay that follows, Puhvel discusses the ancient epics of India—the Ramayana and the Mahabharata—considering in particular the intermingling of myth and history in these complex narratives.
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