RELIGST 1J03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ravana, Kaikeyi, Lotus Sutra
21 Jun 2016
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Iconic telling as faithful to the prior version as possible, shares worldview (the traditional version the 1-7 volumes. ) Indexical telling a faithful telling (shares worldview), but one that is recontextualized (shares same basic world view, but updates it for a different context. The version of the ramayana we are using right now is indexical. It shares the same assumptions of the traditional text, but it is recontextualized for students. The media can be changed for a difference audience. ) Symbolic telling a subversive telling (from a different worldview) (same characters and stories but it is unsympathetic to the world assumptions of the other versions. Something that takes up this story in order to subvert it or tell it from entirely different perspective. Question 2) the dasaratha jataka was an indexical telling of the hindu ramayana. Dasaratha had two sons, rama and lucky with his first wife. Then when his first wife died he had another kid with the other wife.
