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This collection explores how stories in the Sanskrit epics and Purāṇas are framed, transmitted and reworked. Edited by Raj Balkaran and McComas Taylor, it brings together studies of narrative form, interpretation and the movement of stories between texts and traditions.
Eighteen chapters examine the Mahābhārata, Rāmāyaṇa and purāṇic literature through questions about character, authority, religious practice and literary adaptation. Contributions also consider vernacular exposition and relationships between Sanskrit and Tamil works. This original 2023 scholarly collection preserves the complete essays, references, illustrations and foreword by Wendy Doniger; it is a work of criticism rather than a reissue of an ancient text.