Indeed,
it is there on page 34 of the said introduction:
... the 'Ramáyana' is a tale of "othering," the enemy is non-human, even
demonic, ...; the 'Mahabhárata' is a tale of "brothering," the enemy are
kinsmen, ...

Best,
Christian

Am 03.03.2023 19:28, schrieb Ananya Vajpeyi via INDOLOGY:
> I’m traveling without access to my books but do also look at
> Shelly’s introduction to Rama’s Last Act (Bhavabhuti’s
> Uttararamacarita) in the Clay Sanskrit Library edition.
> AV.
>
> On Friday, March 3, 2023, Lindquist, Steven via INDOLOGY
> <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> This is discussed in “Rāmāyaṇa and Political Imagination in
>> India,” Journal of Asian Studies, May, 1993, 52:2  pp 261-297 (283
>> explicitly, but the lead up from 280)
>>
>> Cheers,
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>> From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces@list.indology.info> on behalf of
>> Victor Van Bijlert via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info>
>> Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 at 3:42 AM
>> To: Indology List <indology@list.indology.info>
>> Subject: [INDOLOGY] Brothering
>>
>> _[EXTERNAL SENDER]_
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>> Dear List,
>>
>> Does anyone know any references to the term 'brothering' allegedly
>> used by Sheldon Pollock in connection with the two great Sanskrit
>> epics? The term 'brothering' is supposed to be opposite of the more
>> well-known postmodern term 'othering'.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Warm regards
>>
>> Victor van Bijlert
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