What to Read?
Since I took the Mythology and Folklore course last semester, I was surprised to find that the weekly readings are in a different format. Instead of reading some mainly small stories, we will be reading two longer books, Ramayana and Mahabharata. I am curious to learn if these two Epics are similar to the Iliad and Odyssey Epics we read in high school. I learned from Mythology and Folklore that a lot of stories are similar to ones you have already heard. To get the books my first choice is going to be to check with the OU bookstore so that I can purchase a used copy of the books, however, if they are not available, I will download the Kindle versions. I think it will be easier for me to read if the story is rewritten by one author in the same style instead of multiple authors with different styles. I am excited that some of the reading options for this course are videos. This was not an option available in the Mythology and Folklore class; I am curious on how I will rewrite a story based off of a video? Something new! I also think I am going to have to do some research on the different types of gods in Hinduism since most of the readings seem to revolve around them. I browsed through the various readings we could choose later on in the course and naturally the first one that caught my eye was, The Panchatantra. The reading seems to be full of many different animal stories. I love stories with animals in it and would like to make this course's final project animals themed too. Another reading that caught my eye was Krishna and Shishupala: He was Forgiven a Hundred Times. In the different final project, I read through I noticed these two names came up a lot and would like to learn more about their rivalry. The last reading that caught my attention was Amar Chitra Katha Comic Books, and this is another new type of reading material for me. I was not a comic book kid when I was younger, but I want to see what the craze is all about. The picture on the front of the comic book Kumbhakarna: The Sleeping Giant seemed funny and would have a good story inside.
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Image: Many books! Source: Pixabay by EliFrancis
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