# Hindu Mythology

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Category: Mythology
Slides: 31
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:18:52.187Z
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## Summary

Not one mythology but a layered, polyvalent literature — Vedic, epic, Puranic, regional — accumulating over three thousand years and still being told today. Key sections include: Hindu Mythology.; Opening What Hindu mythology is.; Chapter I The Vedas.; Chapter II Cosmic time.; Chapter III Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva.; Chapter IV Devi.; Chapter V The avatars of Vishnu.; Chapter VI The Mahabharata.; Chapter VII The Bhagavad Gita.; Chapter VIII The Ramayana..

## Slide Outline

1. Hindu Mythology.
2. Opening What Hindu mythology is.
3. Chapter I The Vedas.
4. Chapter II Cosmic time.
5. Chapter III Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva.
6. Chapter IV Devi.
7. Chapter V The avatars of Vishnu.
8. Chapter VI The Mahabharata.
9. Chapter VII The Bhagavad Gita.
10. Chapter VIII The Ramayana.
11. Chapter IX Krishna.
12. Chapter X Shiva and his cycles.
13. Chapter XI Ganesha.
14. Chapter XII Hanuman.
15. Chapter XIII The Puranas.
16. Chapter XIV Sacred geography.
17. Chapter XV Cosmic geography.
18. Chapter XVI Asuras and demons.
19. Chapter XVII Rishis and sages.
20. Chapter XVIII The churning of the ocean.
21. Chapter XIX Caste in the cosmos.
22. Chapter XX Tantra.
23. Chapter XXI The bhakti movements.
24. Chapter XXII Festivals.
25. Chapter XXIII Mythology in modern India.
26. Chapter XXIV Beyond the subcontinent.
27. Chapter XXV Twenty-five works.
28. Chapter XXVI Watch & read.
29. Chapter XXVII If you want to read in.
30. Chapter XXVIII Why it matters.
31. The end of the deck.

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