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Hindu Literature and Ethics

Vedic ritual, social duty, karma, liberation, epic conflict, and literary ethics.

Lectures

  1. Agni and the logic of sacrificeLecture 4 ·
  2. Creation, sacrifice, and social orderLecture 5 ·
  3. Dharma, varna, and jatiLecture 6 ·
  4. Karma, liberation, and life stagesLecture 7 ·
  5. The Ramayana as literature and moral inquiryLecture 8 ·
  6. Promises, public opinion, and royal dutyLecture 9 ·
  7. Sita and competing responsibilitiesLecture 10 ·