1st Edition

The Stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata

By John Campbell Oman Copyright 1900
270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1900, this volume reproduces the key events of the Ramayana and Mahabharata Indian epics. It emerged amongst significant academic interest in Indian culture and literature. Whilst many Indian histories had provided abstracts and full texts of the two epics presented here, this book provided reproductions of the main incidents and striking features of these two otherwise... Read more

Part 1. The Ramayana. 1. Introductory Remarks. 2. The Story of Rama’s Adventures. 3. The Ram Lila or Play of Rama. 4. The Story of the Descent of Ganga. Part 2. The Mahabharata. 1. Introductory Remarks. 2. The Story of the Great War. 3. The Sacred Land. Part 3. Appendix. 1. The Bhagavatgita or Divine Song. 2. The Churning of the Ocean. 3. Nala and Damayanti.

Biography

John Campbell Oman