RLST 101A CM -The Mahabharata

Institution: Claremont McKenna

Description: The Mahabharata is one of two great Hindu epics composed roughly at the turn of the common era. It is a massive text: it runs ten times the length of the Odyssey and Iliad combined. It was vital to inhabitants of the Indian Subcontinent in the past and remains so today as it is reinterpreted and reworked. It tells the story of the great battle between two sets of cousins, the Kauravas and the Pandavas. This class will explore the Mahabharata as a text and a living tradition.

Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

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