One explanation for this I think is
because the Eastern Mythology or the Hindu Mythology is still connected with our
religion and are very much a part of our day to day discussion and belief
system. However in the West, the so called Mythology, say Greek or Roman
Mythology, is a thing of the past, completely separated from their present
religion.
To give an example, in India for instance,
we still worship Hanuman or Ganesha and other mythological figures not to speak
of Rama or Krishna all of whom are considered mythological characters from
the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
But in the West, they donot worship any of
the mythological characters (say) Hercules or Olympiads or Titan etc. In
the West, they have declared their mythology as mythology, nothing to do with
their present lives. But in India, our mythology is still very much a part of
our lives.
This is my explanation.
Rajen Barua
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Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] [Yoga Sutras of
Patanjali] ECK--From where a HarvardProfessor gothet surname --BIOCHEMISTRY OF
CONSCIOUSNESS
Anjan-da,
Maybe your research topic was mythology in western faiths, but I don't
hear generally people talking about mythology in Christainity of Islam --the
way they spout openly about Hindu "myths"
"No one talks of mythology in Islam, Judaism or Christianity
though."
Oh yes, we do.
Mythological and Archetypal criticism in literature looks at all
mythologies including the above. I did my Ph.D. on the subject and I
should know.
You can read Northrop Frye's books on the subject especially The
Great Code and The Secular Scripture.
Anjan
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Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 9:24
PM
Subject: [Assam] [Yoga Sutras of
Patanjali] ECK--From where a Harvard Professor gothet surname
--BIOCHEMISTRY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Hi,
While reading this article I hit upon a familiar word - a surname of
one of our top professors Diana Eck. http://www.eckankar.org/ This
webiste reveals her interest in Eastern spirituality. Now I realize that
perhaps her course titled "Hindu Mythology" is such becos she is able to
differentiate (sift the grain from the chaff) from Indian/Hindu religious
literature/practices--and not becos she is biased. She did nod her head
favorably, on my comment in the seminar on "wfie abuse and faith" that all
religions have mythical characeters (as per our current knowledge) then
why single out non-Western faiths as "Hindy mythology".
Noone talks of mythology in Islam, Judaism or Christianity
though.
Umesh
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