The Iliad, the Ramayana, and the Work of Religion: Failed Persuasion and Religious Mystification (Hermeneutics, Studies in the History of Religions)

This text examines how two epics from different cultures, the "Iliad" and the "Ramayana", were evoked by and acted upon by their respective societies. It also examines the role of literary "persuasion" in maintaining harmonious social interaction and in religious mystification.