Non-Christian Scripture Question

[Fish and Bread]

Other than Judiasm and Christianity, do any religions have a scriptural narrative that is a history or a psuedo-history of a people in the same way that much of the Hebrew scriptures are, complete with the rise and fall of civilizations and kings and kingdoms, etc.? Presumably the history would intersperse dialogue or the record of actions of their God or gods. I haven't heard of anything like that, but would be interested in knowing if it exists.

[gitlance]

Hindu?

I'm not sure, though.

[kamikat]

The Baghadvad Gita is a conversation between Krinsha and Arjuna during a battle. While not an epic history of a people, it does contain history leading up to the battle ( I believe) and the battle itself.
kamikat

[CSMR]

Other than Judiasm and Christianity, do any religions have a scriptural narrative that is a history or a psuedo-history of a people in the same way that much of the Hebrew scriptures are, complete with the rise and fall of civilizations and kings and kingdoms, etc.? Presumably the history would intersperse dialogue or the record of actions of their God or gods. I haven't heard of anything like that, but would be interested in knowing if it exists.
USA?

[Fish and Bread]

The Baghadvad Gita is a conversation between Krinsha and Arjuna during a battle. While not an epic history of a people, it does contain history leading up to the battle ( I believe) and the battle itself.
kamikat

Thank you. :)

[Fish and Bread]

USA?

Anywhere. :)

[CSMR]

Lol I meant the national religion of the USA; I'm not sure what it's proper name is!

[Fish and Bread]

Lol I meant the national religion of the USA; I'm not sure what it's proper name is!

Nationalism?

[Wiffey]

Capitalism?

[Fish and Bread]

Social darwinism?

[CSMR]

I was thinking of the religion which worships the God of Liberty, whose chosen nation is the USA, who spoke through the founding fathers in the holy scitptures namely the declaration of independence, the letters of Jefferson, the constitution, etc..

[Multi-Elis]

I think the OP will get more answers in the forum for other religions disscussions.

[Simon_Templar]

There is nothing really to compare to the bible as far as epic history is concerned. Islam has the Koran but most of its historical texts are just modified versions of the stories from the OT.

The book of mormon is written in a style resembling the historical books of the OT

As for ancient religions, most of the sacred texts of ancient religions took the form of poetic verse recounting the acts of gods or the interaction of dieties in the affairs of man and so on.
For example, greek mythology and ancient greek religion of the classical era and later was based largely on the stories recorded in Homer and Hesiod's writings. While not the same kind of comprehensive history, they served to provide creation stories, and exemplify the interaction of the gods in the physical world and in the lives of men. This model is pretty similar to what most ancient cultures had. Sumerian/babylonian had the Enuma Elish as well as legendary epic poems like the Gilgamesh Epic, and hinduism has the Vedas which are similar in concept.

They do contain historical content because they reflect events and deeds done in the real world at a given time. They do not, however, take a form or scope comparable to the bible. They would be more comparable to specific elements of the bible (like the creation story and the story of noah and so on).