Mediating between Credence and Trepidation in Amitav Ghosh?s Jungle Nama: A Cultic Folk Narrative of Forbidden Forest
Abstract: Myths may have common origin, religion or concepts but they vary in their characters, modes of narration and the perspective of the stories which changes as they travel through places and time. Amitav Ghosh?s Jungle Nama: A Story of Sundarban, inspired by a Bengali forest folk tale handed down through generations in the Sundarbans, is an exceptional poetic retelling of an episode from Bonbibir-Jauharnama. Through this tale of Bon Bibi (the guardian deity protecting the Sundarbans), who is adored by both Hindus and Muslims, Ghosh addresses readers regarding the eroding ecosystem and his ecological concerns towards his passionate engagement with the Sundarbans in the age of climate crisis. Jungle Nama: A Story of Sundarban is primarily an allegory of modern times. This work not only talks of lore and legends of Sundarbans but also focuses on the relationship between man and his environment. This paper focuses on the shifts and variations in the formation of myths and their literary aspects when these stories pass the waves of time, culture, society and modernization.
Keywords: Myth, Fable, Folklore, Sundarbans, Bon Bibi, Ecology
How to Cite?: Dr. Ashish Kumar, "Mediating between Credence and Trepidation in Amitav Ghosh?s Jungle Nama: A Cultic Folk Narrative of Forbidden Forest", Volume 12 Issue 9, September 2023, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1821-1825, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR23922140729, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR23922140729