Rama and the Ramayana: Crash Course World Mythology #27
The next entry in our parade of heroes is Rama, the protagonist of the Ramayana, one of India's oldest stories. We're going to be talking about Rama's ...
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Hi, I'm Mike Rugnetta. This is Crash Course Mythology and today we continue our discussion of heroes and heroism. This time we are looking at a hero king. Rama, whose story is told in one of the core texts of the Hindu tradition. That's right we're discussing a living religious tradition, Thoth and I would like to remind you that we'll be focusing on the narrative and cultural aspects of Rama's story rather than its religious meaning or potential historical truth. Also, a quick note on pronunciation. There aren't any Sanskrit scholars around Crash Course HQ, so we're going to do our best but I can guarantee that I'm not going to be perfect. We've put the sources we used for pronunciations in the doobleedoo if you're curious how we arrived at any of wh...
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Hi, I'm Mike Rugnetta. This is Crash Course Mythology and today we continue our discussion of heroes and heroism. This time we are looking at a hero king. Rama, whose story is told in one of the core texts of the Hindu tradition. That's right we're discussing a living religious tradition, Thoth and I would like to remind you that we'll be focusing on the narrative and cultural aspects of Rama's story rather than its religious meaning or potential historical truth. Also, a quick note on pronunciation. There aren't any Sanskrit scholars around Crash Course HQ, so we're going to do our best but I can guarantee that I'm not going to be perfect. We've put the sources we used for pronunciations in the doobleedoo if you're curious how we arrived at any of wh...
