Nectar gaze and poison breath an analysis and translation of the Rajasthani oral narrative of Devnåaråayaòn
Offers a study of "Devnarayan ki par", along with an English translation of this Rajasthani oral narrative. Using the narrative, this book explores a range of questions relevant to the study of Indian folk culture and Hinduism as a whole: how is orality conceptualized and practiced? What i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2005, 2005
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| Series: | South Asia research / South Asia research
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Offers a study of "Devnarayan ki par", along with an English translation of this Rajasthani oral narrative. Using the narrative, this book explores a range of questions relevant to the study of Indian folk culture and Hinduism as a whole: how is orality conceptualized and practiced? What is the relationship between spoken and visual signs? |
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 548 p. ill., map |
| ISBN: | 9780199784653 0199784655 |