Brenda E.F. Beck

Hidden Paradigms

Comparing Epic Themes, Characters, and Plot Structures

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 740g
• ISBN-13: 9781487529345
• ISBN-10: 1487529341
• Artikelnr.: 62856232

Autorenporträt

Brenda E.F. Beck is an adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Scarborough.

Inhaltsangabe

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