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This is an introductory guide to South Asian epic literature. It includes links to original texts and English translations of major religious epics from South Asia.
For a more comprehensive South Asia guide see the South Asian Studies libguide.
Bibliographic essays by experts in their fields. For discussion of why the terms "Hinduism" and "Hindu" can be so difficult to define see the entry "Defining Hinduism" by Laurie Patton
