Indian Pantheons: Crash Course World Mythology #8
In which Mike Rugnetta continues our unit on pantheons with the complex Indian pantheon, focusing on stories that were written in Sanskrit. We start with a violent creation story. We talk about...
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Hey there, I’m Mike Rugnetta and this is Crashcourse mythology. Today, we’re going to tackle one of the most difficult and fascinating pantheons in all of mythology. It’s got dancing dwarves, buffalo demons, and some many armed folks. Yessir there’s a lot going on in this pantheon! Maybe even more than in the Egyptian pantheon. Sorry Thoth. In this episode, we’ll talk about the pantheon of deities in Indian myths. Unlike myths from Egypt and the Ancient Near East, there are living people for whom these stories have deep, personal, religious meaning. Remember how it got a little uncomfortable when we discussed the Bible’s creation story? Well, it’s gonna be a bit like that. But we’re gonna try to minimize the awkwardness. Just ask--wai...
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Hey there, I’m Mike Rugnetta and this is Crashcourse mythology. Today, we’re going to tackle one of the most difficult and fascinating pantheons in all of mythology. It’s got dancing dwarves, buffalo demons, and some many armed folks. Yessir there’s a lot going on in this pantheon! Maybe even more than in the Egyptian pantheon. Sorry Thoth. In this episode, we’ll talk about the pantheon of deities in Indian myths. Unlike myths from Egypt and the Ancient Near East, there are living people for whom these stories have deep, personal, religious meaning. Remember how it got a little uncomfortable when we discussed the Bible’s creation story? Well, it’s gonna be a bit like that. But we’re gonna try to minimize the awkwardness. Just ask--wai...
