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In response to questions, a brief #THREAD on the Mahabharata and whether it is myth or history.
#Mahabharata #history #myth #itihasa
#Mahabharata #history #myth #itihasa
Basics -- The #Mahabharata is an epic narrative that centers around two sets of cousins who both want a specific throne in northern India and fight over it in a cataclysmic war, with lots of side stories thrown it.
It was first written down in Sanskrit ~2,000 years ago.
It was first written down in Sanskrit ~2,000 years ago.
When asking questions about historicity, whether something is true, some basics-
Onus is on proving it is true, not that it is false.
The answer doesn't have to be either-or; it can be fuzzy.
Historians care about beliefs & myth because they tell us what people think and value
Onus is on proving it is true, not that it is false.
The answer doesn't have to be either-or; it can be fuzzy.
Historians care about beliefs & myth because they tell us what people think and value
