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Religious Epic

A Religious Epic is a narrative text that belongs to the genus of sacred narrative and is distinguished by its portrayal of mythic or divine events on a grand scale, often involving heroic figures, supernatural elements, and the foundational religious beliefs of a cultural tradition.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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The Great Epic of India as Religious Rhetoric: A Fresh Look at the Mahabharata

James L. Fitzgerald · Journal of the American Academy of Religion · 1983 · 35 citations

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The Preface to Juvencus' Biblical epic: A Structural Study

Robert W. Carrubba · The American Journal of Philology · 1993 · 32 citations

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Selling Religion: How to Market a Biblical Epic

Sheldon Hall · Film History · 2002 · 23 citations

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The Epic of Pābūji: A Study, Transcription and Translation

Heda Jason, John D. Smith · Asian Folklore Studies · 1993 · 22 citations

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The Postcolonial Wizard

Simon Gikandi · Transition · 2008 · 22 citations

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Authors

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  1. HJ
    Heda Jason

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  2. RW
    Robert W. Carrubba

    Josiah Macy Jr Foundation, United States

    1 publications · 32 citations

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  3. SG
    Simon Gikandi

    Princeton University, United States

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  4. SH
    Sheldon Hall

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  5. MS
    Martha S. Vogeler

    1 publications · 14 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Tennessee at Knoxville

    Knoxville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

  2. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  3. Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

    Darby, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

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Venues

  1. Indo-Iranian Journal

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  2. Film History

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  3. Transition

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  4. MOspace Institutional Repository (University of Missouri)

    Repository · 1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. The American Journal of Philology

    AJP · 1 publications · 32 citations

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