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Adheesh Sathaye, “Crossing the Lines of Caste" (Oxford UP, 2015)
Adheesh Sathaye, “Crossing the Lines of Caste" (Oxford UP, 2015)
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53 minutes
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Jun 26, 2020
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What does it mean to be a Brahmin, and what could it mean to become one?
The ancient Indian mythological figure Viśvāmitra accomplishes just this, transforming himself from a king into a Brahmin by cultivation of ascetic power.
The book, Crossing the Lines of Caste, examines legends of the irascible Viśvāmitra as occurring in Sanskrit and vernacular texts, oral performances, and visual media to show how the "storyworlds" created by these various retellings have adapted and reinforced Brahmin social identity over the millennia.
Adheesh Sathaye is Associate Professor, Sanskrit Literature And Folklore, University of British Columbia. You can check out his online class "Narrative Literature in Premodern India" here.
For information on your host Raj Balkaran’s background, see rajbalkaran.com/scholarship
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The ancient Indian mythological figure Viśvāmitra accomplishes just this, transforming himself from a king into a Brahmin by cultivation of ascetic power.
The book, Crossing the Lines of Caste, examines legends of the irascible Viśvāmitra as occurring in Sanskrit and vernacular texts, oral performances, and visual media to show how the "storyworlds" created by these various retellings have adapted and reinforced Brahmin social identity over the millennia.
Adheesh Sathaye is Associate Professor, Sanskrit Literature And Folklore, University of British Columbia. You can check out his online class "Narrative Literature in Premodern India" here.
For information on your host Raj Balkaran’s background, see rajbalkaran.com/scholarship
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jun 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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