Campus Calendar
23The Ramayana in South Asia: Many Tellings of a Narrative
Location
Gaylord Hall
main floor of Worner Campus Center, 902 N. Cascade Ave.
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Description
Paula Richman, Danforth Professor of South Asian Religion at Oberlin College, will speak on “The Ramayana in South Asia: Many Tellings of a Narrative" at Gaylord Hall, Worner Center, Thursday, Feb. 23rd, at 4:00 pm. Professor Richman has published two monographs on Tamil literature and has edited and contributed to two volumes on the epic, the Ramayana, including its many distinctive retellings from South Indian perspectives. The Ramayana story has been crucial in shaping the culture of South and South East Asia and, today, as a global text, it has come to be a crucible in contemporary debates on religious values and identity politics.