Good day all, To inaugurate use of this listserv for discussion, I'll note that we have a time slot set by AAR. A25-136 * Exploratory Sessions Exploratory Sessions Theme: The Mahābhārata: A Text for Classical Hinduism Bruce M. Sullivan, Northern Arizona University, Presiding Monday - 9:00 AM-11:30 AM There has never been greater interest in the Mahābhārata than in recent years. This is reflected in the quantity of fine scholarly work being done on the text and its traditions. These developments build on the completion of a critical edition of the Mahābhārata in 1966. They would have been unimaginable without the secure textual foundation that this edition provides. It has transformed our understanding of the history of Hinduism. As the text that both establishes the canonical authority of the four Vedas and adds itself to them as the Fifth Veda, the Mahābhārata is key to understanding the religion and system of thought we today call Hinduism. This roundtable seeks to establish whether sufficient interest exists to justify the creation of a five-year seminar dedicated to the Mahābhārata. Rather than present papers, we seek to articulate a case for such a seminar, while soliciting participation from fellow AAR members. Panelists: Vishwa Adluri, City University of New York Unregistered Participant Frederick M. Smith, University of Iowa Unregistered Participant Joydeep Bagchee, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Responding: Brian Collins, Ohio University We will later learn about the room. You may have received a message from AAR about AV equipment; as I understand it, we have the usual computer and projector setup. We have the full 150 minutes for our session. If we were to dedicate half the time available to presentations and half to discussion of the seminar plans, that would mean 75 minutes each. That could be apportioned as 12 minutes for each of the 5 presentations, 15 minutes for Brian's response, the rest for discussion. This is a suggestion, but the use of our time is up to participants. Let's see if we have general consensus on time usage. I have sent email about this session and possible seminar to those I thought might be interested, and got a fair number of replies. I think we will have sufficient participants for a successful seminar if AAR grants us that. So, let's discuss time usage in the session, and ideas for organization of the seminar. Bruce =========<>========= Professor Bruce M. Sullivan Northern Arizona University https://nau.academia.edu/BruceSullivan < https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomsbury.com%2Fus%2Fsacred-objects-in-secular-spaces-9781472590800&data=02%7C01%7Caar-mbh%40listserv.ohio.edu%7C2585e80805e446ab5de008d6eaad52ed%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C636954427480463045&sdata=xNcpkWcEkx2aDDNFx08TGaviaSjFfgNHlQ%2BL7aUi7LQ%3D&reserved=0 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/aar-mbh/attachments/20190606/6072d174/attachment.html >
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