Simon Brodbeck
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 709037 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Simon Brodbeck |
| PRENOMES | Simon |
| SOBRENOME | Brodbeck |
| ASSINATURA | BRODBECK S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Cardiff University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8517-8665 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2004 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Alan Garner’s Rāmāyana
This article is a study of Alan Garner’s retelling of the Rāmāyana, which was published in short-story collections in 1969 and 2011. The first part of the article compares Garner’s version with the version from which he worked, and on that basis discusses and attempts to account for his adaptation strategies. The second part of the article discusses the final paragraph of Garner’s Rāmāyana, which is taken directly from his source and promises rew…
Pilgrimage in the Religions of South Asia’
Continuing the longstanding association between Religions of South Asia and the Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions, this issue of the journal contains reworked versions of papers presented at the 49th Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions, which took place at Cardiff University on 19–21 April 2024. The theme of the symposium was ‘Pilgrimage in the Religions of South Asia’; 18 papers were presented, including keynote papers by Max Deeg (Cardi…
The Afterlives of the Bhagavad Gītā
The Afterlives of the Bhagavad Gītā: Readings in Translation, by Dorothy M. Figueira. New York: Oxford University Press, 2023. vi + 378 pp., £75 (hb). ISBN 9780198873488 (hb)
World of Wonders
World of Wonders: The Work of Adbhutarasa in the Mahabharata and the Harivamsa, by Alf Hiltebeitel. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. xxii + 343 pp., £64 (hb). ISBN 9780197538227 (hb)
After the War
After the War: The Last Books of the Mahabharata, translated by Wendy Doniger. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. 182 pp., £64.00 (hb), £15.99 (pb). ISBN 9780197553398 (hb); 9780197553404 (pb)
In Dialogue with the Mahabharata, by Brian Black
In Dialogue with the Mahabharata, by Brian Black. Abingdon: Routledge, 2021. xii + 216pp. £120 (hb), £33.29 (ebook). ISBN 978-0-367-43600-1 (hb), 978-0-367-43814-2 (ebook)
Holst’s Savitri Libretto
This article focuses on the libretto (the words) of Gustav Holst’s one-act opera Savitri (opus 25, 1908), which is based on a story told in the Mahabharata. The article introduces Holst’s Savitri project biographically in the context of his love of India. It explores the question of what sources Holst used in preparing his libretto. It discusses Holst’s main departures from his source text(s): his removal of the framing story, his featuring of th…
The Visnu Purana
The Visnu Purana: Ancient Annals of the God with Lotus Eyes, translated from the Sanskrit by McComas Taylor. Canberra: Australian National University Press, 2021. xvi + 562 pp., $75 (print), free download (press.anu.edu.au). ISBN 9781760464400 (print), 9781760464417 (online)
Who Was it Was Cursed by the First Sloka Verse
This article explores the scene in Ramayana 1.2 where a hunter kills a crane and Valmiki curses the hunter. The curse is explored as a stand-in for Valmiki’s composition and Rama’s education, prompted by Sita’s suffering at Valmiki’s ashram. The first half of the article discusses, but does not apportion, the blame for Sita’s abandonment. The second half discusses the blame for Sita’s suicide
Patrilocality in the Harivamsa's Visnuparvan
This article suggests that the principle of patrilocality, as espoused by Krsna and Baladeva, can be applied as an interpretive frame to almost all of the narrative material that Vaisampayana presents to Janamejaya in the Harivamsa's Visnuparvan (Hv 46-113), and that the principle of patrilocality is thus a key theme of the Visnuparvan, with Krsna and Baladeva as its heroes. This suggestion is supported by an overview of the Visnuparvan's narrati…
What Difference Does the Harivaṃśa Make to the Mahābhārata
The Harivaṃśa has usually been seen as a later addition appended to the Mahābhārata, and so the Mahābhārata has usually been understood without it . This article first introduces an alternative approach, whereby these two texts are viewed as a single whole, and justifies that approach on the basis of the details presented in Mbh 1 .2 . Then the Harivaṃśa's narrative mechanics are summarized, to contextualize what follows . The main body of the ar…
Interpretation of Baladeva and Yamunā at Harivaṃśa 83
In Harivaṃśa chapter 83, Kṛṣṇa’s brother Baladeva changes the course of the river Yamunā, using his plough. This article reviews previous interpretations of Baladeva’s deed by André Couture and Lavanya Vemsani and develops in detail an interpretation briefly proposed by A. Whitney Sanford, whereby the deed is viewed, among many superimposed views, as at some level a sexual assault. This angle is explored in the article in various ways, with close…
Krishna et ses métamorphoses dans les traditions indiennes
Krishna et ses métamorphoses dans les traditions indiennes: Récits d’enfance autour du Harivamsha, by André Couture and Christine Chojnacki. Religions dans l’Histoire. Paris: Presses de l’Université Paris-Sorbonne, 2014. 454 pp., €24 (pb). ISBN 978-2-84050-953-0
Feeding the Dead
Feeding the Dead: Ancestor Worship in Ancient India, by Matthew R. Sayers. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. xvi + 188 pp., £64.00 (hb), £19.99 (pb). ISBN 978-0-19-991747-1 (hb), 978-0-19-989643-1 (pb)
The Story of Sāvitrī in the Mahābhārata
This paper presents a new interpretation of the story of Sāvitrī as presented in the Mahābhārata . Sāvitrī is viewed as an intended putrikā , or lineal daughter, for her father, and the death of her husband and the misfortunes of her father-in-law are explained as corollaries of this circumstance; but at the last minute Sāvitrī switches her allegiance to her husband and his line, becoming a pativratā rather than a putrikā . Following a prompt in …
Dialogics of Self, the Mahabharata, and Culture
Genealogy and History in South Asia (Religions of South Asia, Special Issue)
This piece introduces the topic of genealogy as an important topic in the humanities in general, and in the study of religions and the study of the religions of South Asia in particular. Then it introduces a project on that topic at Cardiff University, and the international conference held in connection with it. It then provides an overview of the collected papers of that conference, which are presented in this volume
Solar and Lunar Lines in the Mahabharata
This paper discusses ancestral genealogies descending from the moon and the sun, as found in the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, and the Ramayana. In particular, the paper explores changes in the way that the ancestry of the Bharata kings was reckoned, and shows how certain narratives may be understood in terms of those changes
Janamejaya’s Big Brother
This article explores the story of Pariksit in the Mahabharata and suggests an interpretation whereby Pariksit’s eldest son opted out of Pariksit’s patriline, preferring that of his mother. This interpretation is supported by reference to various similar stories within the Mahabharata and elsewhere. The article then suggests that several different Mahabharata characters may be seen as parallel representations of Pariksit’s eldest son. Finally, th…
McGrath, Kevin, Strī
Gender and Narrative in the Mahabharata
Stages and Transitions
Stages and Transitions: Temporal and Historical Frameworks in Epic and Puranic Literature. Proceedings of the Second Dubrovnik International Conference on the Sanskrit Epics and Purānas, August 1999. Edited by Mary Brockington. Zagreb, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2002 - Epics, Khilas, and Purānas: Continuities and Ruptures. Proceedings of the Third Dubrovnik International Conference on the Sanskrit Epics and Purnās, september 2002. Edi…
Ekalavya and Mahābhārata 1.121–28
Calling Krsna's bluff
Calling Krsna's bluff
Ekalavya and Mahābhārata 1.121–28
The Story of Sāvitrī in the Mahābhārata
This paper presents a new interpretation of the story of Sāvitrī as presented in the Mahābhārata . Sāvitrī is viewed as an intended putrikā , or lineal daughter, for her father, and the death of her husband and the misfortunes of her father-in-law are explained as corollaries of this circumstance; but at the last minute Sāvitrī switches her allegiance to her husband and his line, becoming a pativratā rather than a putrikā . Following a prompt in …
Who Was it Was Cursed by the First Sloka Verse
This article explores the scene in Ramayana 1.2 where a hunter kills a crane and Valmiki curses the hunter. The curse is explored as a stand-in for Valmiki’s composition and Rama’s education, prompted by Sita’s suffering at Valmiki’s ashram. The first half of the article discusses, but does not apportion, the blame for Sita’s abandonment. The second half discusses the blame for Sita’s suicide
What Difference Does the Harivaṃśa Make to the Mahābhārata
The Harivaṃśa has usually been seen as a later addition appended to the Mahābhārata, and so the Mahābhārata has usually been understood without it . This article first introduces an alternative approach, whereby these two texts are viewed as a single whole, and justifies that approach on the basis of the details presented in Mbh 1 .2 . Then the Harivaṃśa's narrative mechanics are summarized, to contextualize what follows . The main body of the ar…
Calling Krsna's bluff
Ekalavya and Mahābhārata 1.121–28
Gender and Narrative in the Mahabharata
Stages and Transitions
Stages and Transitions: Temporal and Historical Frameworks in Epic and Puranic Literature. Proceedings of the Second Dubrovnik International Conference on the Sanskrit Epics and Purānas, August 1999. Edited by Mary Brockington. Zagreb, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2002 - Epics, Khilas, and Purānas: Continuities and Ruptures. Proceedings of the Third Dubrovnik International Conference on the Sanskrit Epics and Purnās, september 2002. Edi…
Janamejaya’s Big Brother
This article explores the story of Pariksit in the Mahabharata and suggests an interpretation whereby Pariksit’s eldest son opted out of Pariksit’s patriline, preferring that of his mother. This interpretation is supported by reference to various similar stories within the Mahabharata and elsewhere. The article then suggests that several different Mahabharata characters may be seen as parallel representations of Pariksit’s eldest son. Finally, th…
McGrath, Kevin, Strī
Dialogics of Self, the Mahabharata, and Culture
Genealogy and History in South Asia (Religions of South Asia, Special Issue)
This piece introduces the topic of genealogy as an important topic in the humanities in general, and in the study of religions and the study of the religions of South Asia in particular. Then it introduces a project on that topic at Cardiff University, and the international conference held in connection with it. It then provides an overview of the collected papers of that conference, which are presented in this volume
Solar and Lunar Lines in the Mahabharata
This paper discusses ancestral genealogies descending from the moon and the sun, as found in the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, and the Ramayana. In particular, the paper explores changes in the way that the ancestry of the Bharata kings was reckoned, and shows how certain narratives may be understood in terms of those changes
The Story of Sāvitrī in the Mahābhārata
This paper presents a new interpretation of the story of Sāvitrī as presented in the Mahābhārata . Sāvitrī is viewed as an intended putrikā , or lineal daughter, for her father, and the death of her husband and the misfortunes of her father-in-law are explained as corollaries of this circumstance; but at the last minute Sāvitrī switches her allegiance to her husband and his line, becoming a pativratā rather than a putrikā . Following a prompt in …
Feeding the Dead
Feeding the Dead: Ancestor Worship in Ancient India, by Matthew R. Sayers. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. xvi + 188 pp., £64.00 (hb), £19.99 (pb). ISBN 978-0-19-991747-1 (hb), 978-0-19-989643-1 (pb)
Krishna et ses métamorphoses dans les traditions indiennes
Krishna et ses métamorphoses dans les traditions indiennes: Récits d’enfance autour du Harivamsha, by André Couture and Christine Chojnacki. Religions dans l’Histoire. Paris: Presses de l’Université Paris-Sorbonne, 2014. 454 pp., €24 (pb). ISBN 978-2-84050-953-0
Interpretation of Baladeva and Yamunā at Harivaṃśa 83
In Harivaṃśa chapter 83, Kṛṣṇa’s brother Baladeva changes the course of the river Yamunā, using his plough. This article reviews previous interpretations of Baladeva’s deed by André Couture and Lavanya Vemsani and develops in detail an interpretation briefly proposed by A. Whitney Sanford, whereby the deed is viewed, among many superimposed views, as at some level a sexual assault. This angle is explored in the article in various ways, with close…
Patrilocality in the Harivamsa's Visnuparvan
This article suggests that the principle of patrilocality, as espoused by Krsna and Baladeva, can be applied as an interpretive frame to almost all of the narrative material that Vaisampayana presents to Janamejaya in the Harivamsa's Visnuparvan (Hv 46-113), and that the principle of patrilocality is thus a key theme of the Visnuparvan, with Krsna and Baladeva as its heroes. This suggestion is supported by an overview of the Visnuparvan's narrati…
What Difference Does the Harivaṃśa Make to the Mahābhārata
The Harivaṃśa has usually been seen as a later addition appended to the Mahābhārata, and so the Mahābhārata has usually been understood without it . This article first introduces an alternative approach, whereby these two texts are viewed as a single whole, and justifies that approach on the basis of the details presented in Mbh 1 .2 . Then the Harivaṃśa's narrative mechanics are summarized, to contextualize what follows . The main body of the ar…
In Dialogue with the Mahabharata, by Brian Black
In Dialogue with the Mahabharata, by Brian Black. Abingdon: Routledge, 2021. xii + 216pp. £120 (hb), £33.29 (ebook). ISBN 978-0-367-43600-1 (hb), 978-0-367-43814-2 (ebook)
Holst’s Savitri Libretto
This article focuses on the libretto (the words) of Gustav Holst’s one-act opera Savitri (opus 25, 1908), which is based on a story told in the Mahabharata. The article introduces Holst’s Savitri project biographically in the context of his love of India. It explores the question of what sources Holst used in preparing his libretto. It discusses Holst’s main departures from his source text(s): his removal of the framing story, his featuring of th…
The Visnu Purana
The Visnu Purana: Ancient Annals of the God with Lotus Eyes, translated from the Sanskrit by McComas Taylor. Canberra: Australian National University Press, 2021. xvi + 562 pp., $75 (print), free download (press.anu.edu.au). ISBN 9781760464400 (print), 9781760464417 (online)
Who Was it Was Cursed by the First Sloka Verse
This article explores the scene in Ramayana 1.2 where a hunter kills a crane and Valmiki curses the hunter. The curse is explored as a stand-in for Valmiki’s composition and Rama’s education, prompted by Sita’s suffering at Valmiki’s ashram. The first half of the article discusses, but does not apportion, the blame for Sita’s abandonment. The second half discusses the blame for Sita’s suicide
World of Wonders
World of Wonders: The Work of Adbhutarasa in the Mahabharata and the Harivamsa, by Alf Hiltebeitel. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. xxii + 343 pp., £64 (hb). ISBN 9780197538227 (hb)
After the War
After the War: The Last Books of the Mahabharata, translated by Wendy Doniger. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. 182 pp., £64.00 (hb), £15.99 (pb). ISBN 9780197553398 (hb); 9780197553404 (pb)
Alan Garner’s Rāmāyana
This article is a study of Alan Garner’s retelling of the Rāmāyana, which was published in short-story collections in 1969 and 2011. The first part of the article compares Garner’s version with the version from which he worked, and on that basis discusses and attempts to account for his adaptation strategies. The second part of the article discusses the final paragraph of Garner’s Rāmāyana, which is taken directly from his source and promises rew…
Pilgrimage in the Religions of South Asia’
Continuing the longstanding association between Religions of South Asia and the Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions, this issue of the journal contains reworked versions of papers presented at the 49th Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions, which took place at Cardiff University on 19–21 April 2024. The theme of the symposium was ‘Pilgrimage in the Religions of South Asia’; 18 papers were presented, including keynote papers by Max Deeg (Cardi…
The Afterlives of the Bhagavad Gītā
The Afterlives of the Bhagavad Gītā: Readings in Translation, by Dorothy M. Figueira. New York: Oxford University Press, 2023. vi + 378 pp., £75 (hb). ISBN 9780198873488 (hb)
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