Episode 358 : Mystery Episode 42

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1. jas says:

   February 9, 2018 at 8:36 am

   I got inspired to ask that question ’cause one of the textbooks that I use was claiming that there aren’t any epics from the Eastern tradition, but as soon as I heard you guys talking about it, I thought, what about The Mahabharata? So when I looked it up, it is described as an epic, but it doesn’t quite fit the description my textbook gives in that it doesn’t have a central heroic/legendary figure. In every other way it fits. The definition is a long poem derived from oral tradition that tells the story of a central heroic/legendary figure and covers a large span of time, a broad area in setting, and includes both real and mythic characters. Anyway, I thought you were both describing some things that point to that lack of a central heroic figure in the Eastern tradition. I think there’s something about mythologies/religions that are human-centric, versus ones that are more based in animism.

   p.s. Epic of Gilgamesh usually counts as part of Western Tradition–this might have colonialist underpinnings.

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2. Mark says:

   February 12, 2018 at 9:50 am

   Apathetic EBS: Huh, I thought it was an apathetic zombie impression.

   When William is being serious vs play acting: Wait, you mean William has been serious on the podcast? Wow, I’m amazed. 😉

   Other Podcasts: Huh that’s a lot of good podcasts being recommended by the Evilverse. Most of which I already listen to, but I’ll have to check out Nerd Poker, not because I’m particularly interested in actual plays of D&D but because with a name like that; it’s got to be good evil! 😀

   Ketchup on a hotdog: Meh.

   The Nickel: *shudder*

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