Mythic Genders and its Nuances in Retellings with Relation to Tradition and Modernity: A Study of Selected Characters from Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy Series

ARYA RAJU; Babitha Justin

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.45628

Mythic Genders and its Nuances in Retellings with Relation to Tradition and Modernity: A Study of Selected Characters from Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy Series

Author(s)	Ms. ARYA RAJU, Dr. Babitha Justin
Country	India
Abstract	Mythic retellings usually present the divine or epic characters in human nature, often detaching the godliness in them as much as possible and attributing them to the contemporary times of the world. Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy, The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas, and The Oath of the Vayuputras follow the same pattern. Shiva and Sati (Shakti) are a celebrated concept in the Indian scenario, where the former is equated to masculine principle and the latter to feminine principle. The paper uses textual analysis to understand how mythic masculinity and mythic femininity are represented through selected characters in the texts, and how these characters are fashioned to suit the gender understandings of contemporary times. Indian mythic masculinity in its traditional sense has generally been equated to warrior masculinity which can be traced to the concept of hegemonic masculinity. Indian mythic femininity can be defined as the convergence of beauty, sacrifice, and purity (often the binary opposite of mythic masculinity). However, the retellings, like the Shiva Trilogy series, attempt to break away from the strict stereotyping of Gods and Goddesses, and provide a new framework to re-write the traditional understanding of mythic masculinity and mythic femininity. Further, the Shiva trilogy series is set in a background where technology and nature are intertwined in myriad ways. Thus, the paper also brings into question the various aspects of modernity and tradition in relation to gendered spaces and performances. The paper aims to gain more insight into how myths, that are closely fabricated into the Indian psyche, can be reinterpreted and utilized as powerful motivators of change in the contemporary scenario.
Keywords	Mythic Characters, Gendered Spaces, Gendered Performance, Binary, Modernity, Tradition
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On	2025-05-27
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.45628
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9mnwz

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