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Participants and Papers (a provisional list)

Section 3 - Epics and Purāṇas
Conveners: James L. Fitzgerald, Christopher Minkowski, Yuko Yokochi

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Vishwa AdluriHermeneutics and Narrative Architecture in the Mahābhārata
Joydeep BagcheeRuru: Etymology from Hell
Greg BaileyDharmarāja in the Mahābhārata, dhammarāja in early Buddhist literature
Alka BakreA Glimpse into Social Mobility reflected in the Mahāpurāṇas
Supriya Banik PalAn analysis of some lesser known women characters in the Mahābhārata
Christèle BaroisUsage of Upaniṣads in the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā
J. Bidnur and Ch.V. DharurkarMetrical Exigencies and Taddhitas in the Mahābhārata: A Formulaic Approach
Horst BrinkhausSūryavaṃśa - Somavaṃśa - Harivaṃśa
John BrockingtonRare vocabulary in the Rāmāyaṇa (1)
Mary Brockington'The Rescue of Sītā': a grandmother's tale in context
Simon BrodbeckWith and Without Manu: Solar and Lunar Lines in the Sanskrit Epics
Måns Ragnvald BrooHeresy and Heretics in the Bhāgavata-Purāṇa
Nicolas DejenneThe Story of Śivaśarman in the Padma Purāṇa: A unique compendium of controversial Epic ''family matters''
Danielle FellerSītā, Samjñā, Mādhavī. Wives who refuse to be sacrificed?
James L. FitzgeraldThe 'Thread' of the God Dharma Woven into the Mahābhārata
Minoru HaraDivine Procreation
Alfred HiltebeitelWhy Itihāsa? New Possibilities and Limits in Considering the Mahābhārata as History
István KeulThe Yoginīs in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa and in Present-day Vārāṇasī
Thomas KintaertThe layout of the world according to the Nāṭyaśāstra. Some botanical considerations of purāṇic geography
Thennilapuram MahadevanTextual Support for Early Integrity of the Mahābhārata from its Southern Recension
M. Maithrimurthi & A. MishraThe Meaning in the Structure of Bhāgavata-Purāṇa
Angelika MalinarNārada: Epic Narrator and Nārāyaṇa's devotee
Jayanthi ManoharDharmakutam, a rare text of commentary on Valmiki Ramayana
Christopher MinkowskiThe Commentators' Editions of the Mahābhārata
Wendy Phillips-RodriguezTraveling manuscripts: an attempt to map contamination in the Mahābhārata textual tradition
Peter SchreinerYoga in the Viṣṇupurāṇa
Markus SchuepbachTowards a diachronic intensional description of the concepts of spirit in the Mokṣadharmaparvan of the Mahābhārata - a report with special reference to the problem of philosophy in narration
Urmi ShahŚulka: Concept and Consequences
Renate Söhnen-ThiemeVedic lore in the epic: some case studies
Neha SrivastavaPhilosophical and Social Issues in the Bhakti Skandha (XI Skandha) of Bhāgavatapurāṇa
Maithili ThayanithyBrahmacarya and social engagement in the Mahābhārata
Lynn ThomasGift, gender and genesis: rethinking the story of Agastya and Lopāmudrā
Ryutaro TsuchidaJanamejaya and Puṣyamitra
Yuko YokochiHow to Incorporate Vaiṣṇava Myths into the Śaiva Mythology - Studies in the Skandapurāṇa