ASSIGNMENT Answer ONLY ONE question from the four listed below for your midterm essay exam. 1. Discuss the theme of pride as the fatal flaw in the following three characters: Gilgamesh in The Epic of Gilgamesh, Odysseus in The Odyssey, and Creon in Antigone, bringinga bout their hubris and what they learn from it. Carefully […]
What did you come away with in regards to these epics all dealing with important religious and ethical questions about love, war, destiny, the nature of divinity and the nature of the universe?
This Unit introduced you to material ranging from amazing adventures to philosophical questioning of good and evil, divinity and destiny. You learned about the different ways that mythic, “epic” material can be handled in different civilizations. You read selections from two first century BCE epics, Roman Virgil’s Aeneid and one of two Indian epics: The […]
How does the Bhagavad Gita advocate for self-equanimity in a situation of conflict?
1-Give two examples of wisdom sayings from the Tao Te Ching. Explain what they mean to you. Give examples from the text-use parenthetical APA citations 2-How does the Bhagavad Gita advocate for self-equanimity in a situation of conflict? What is Arjuna’s conflict? What is Vishnu’s advice? Give examples from the text-use parenthetical APA citations. 3-Watch […]
What do you understand by Bhakti/ devotion? What is its importance in Hindu religious practice?
using the provided material answer any of the following questions. What are the central concepts of ‘Bhagavad Gita’? Discuss the significance of this religious text in the Hindu religion. How is Karma understood in Hinduism? What is the relationship between Atman and Brahman? What do you understand by Bhakti/ devotion? What is its importance in […]