Comments | nwhyte: February Books 2) The Mahābhārata

nwhyte

February Books 2) The Mahābhārata

Feb 06, 2011 15:14

I've been working my way through various works of Asian religion recently (see my takes on The Koran and Ta Hsüeh and Chung Yung from last year). The Mahābhārata is much more accessible than the other two, though also much much longer - the Penguin edition is 800 pages, and that is with two thirds of the text brutally summarized. Of course, it ( Read more... )

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gmh February 6 2011, 14:18:37 UTC

I saw the Indian TV series sold as a single DVD collection a few years back, - but I remember staying up late to watch it on BBC2 (1990? 1991? - about then); the TV serial is definitely worth watching if you can get it.

londonkds February 6 2011, 18:00:52 UTC

It will probably not surprise you that there is a great deal of rubbish out there in which the "high-tech" elements of the Mahabharata are alleged to be records of ancient human-ET contact.

badgerbag February 6 2011, 18:40:49 UTC

It's worth it to read some different versions! The TV miniseries is also very good.

I wonder what you would think of The Story of the Stone aka Dream of the Red Chamber? I think you'd like it quite a lot and you have the patience for it. The 5-volume Penguin version is great though I also like Gladys Yang's translation.

rparvaaz February 7 2011, 03:11:45 UTC

You may have noticed the fact that I am a tad obsessed with Mahabharata. Which makes me rather glad that you read it....and a bit envious that you got to read it for the first time ( ... )