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REL131’s Blog
Students have been researching, reading, re-reading, and re-researching topics related to Ram, the Ramayana, and the broader field of religion. This blog serves as their final assignment: taking in-depth research on specific topics and making them accessible to a public audience. Please visit our About page for more details.ALL POSTS
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Interpreting the Ramayana as a Means of Creating and Defining Tradition
A reader of Valmiki’s Ramayana stumbles upon instances of questionable moral behavior from each character with alarming frequency. Yet these same characters obtain the absolute devotion of countless Indians across Hindu traditions. How do we as readers outside of the … Continue reading
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