Encounters with the Godhead in “El Aleph” (1945) and the Bhagavad Gita
Samantha Sawhney What does the Bhagavad Gita, an ancient Sanskrit religious epic about Vishnu’s reincarnations, have in common with Jorge Louis Borges’s 1945 short story …
Saṃsāra
Ashley Zheng ||: Poem, pome, pomegranate hanging on Charon’s bone-dry hands bone-dry, boundary divided by Styx, ferry foul waves foul waves, four waves, forever exiled …
The Horse Sacrifice of King Dasharatha in Book I of the Ramayana
Samantha Sawhney The frame narrative of Valmiki’s epic, the Ramayana follows a regent of Ayodhya, King Dasharatha (दशरथ) and the four sons from his three principal wives: …
Individual Sin and Societal Consequences in Hindu and Judeo-Christian Religious Literature
Samantha Sawhney Violence is a theme that heavily re-occurs through mythologies and religious traditions. Fundamentally, it acts as a means of punishing sin that is …
Libido aut Liberta? Novitas, Acerbitas et Controversia Ovidii in Arte Amatoria
Lust or Liberty? Innovations, Sarcasm and Controversies in Ovid’s The Art of Love Ashley Zheng Nil prodest, quod non laedere possit idem. — (Ovidius, Tristia …
Demeter’s Lament
Jamie Kim Persephone, Persephone, Oh, Persephone, will you return to me? Persephone, Persephone, I am cold and broken, bones brittle without your breath of life. …
Commonalties and Differences in Vedic and Biblical Flood Myths
Samantha Sawhney Although early Hindu mythology seemingly lacks strong resonance with that of the Judeo Christian tradition, the myth of Manu (मनु) and Matsya (मत्स्य) …
Iphis, Metamorphoses and the History of Gender Fluidity
Jiaying Geng Though many people think that the debate on gender diversity and rights is exclusively a modern issue, this could not be further from …
All the Gods are Dead and Dying
Gracie Moore Time tore the Greek and Roman gods from the sky Without a shriek or a fight Just a silent crumbling We stand on …
Forum Romanum
Lucy Chen The Forum Romanum (or Roman Forum) is a critical part of the City of Ancient Rome. Many important events and activities were done …