Rethinking India's oral and classical epics : Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits /
Throughout India and Southeast Asia, ancient classical epics--the Mahabharata and the Ramayana--continue to exert considerable cultural influence. Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics offers an unprecedented exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. Using his own field...
| Основен автор: | Hiltebeitel, Alf. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1999.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=212643 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Rethinking India's oral and classical epics. |
| Резюме: |
Throughout India and Southeast Asia, ancient classical epics--the Mahabharata and the Ramayana--continue to exert considerable cultural influence. Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics offers an unprecedented exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. Using his own fieldwork as a starting point, Alf Hiltebeitel analyzes how the oral tradition of the south Indian cult of the goddess Draupadi and five regional martial oral epics compare with one another and tie in with the Sanskrit epics. Drawing on literary theory and cultural studies, he reveals the shared subtexts of the Drau. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 560 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-542) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226340555 0226340554 9780226340500 0226340503 |