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Book Synopsis Tales of Ancient India by : J.A.B. van Buitenen
Download or read book Tales of Ancient India written by J.A.B. van Buitenen and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This admirably produced and well-translated volume of stories from the Sanskrit takes the Western reader into one of the Golden Ages of India. . . . The world in which the tales are set is one which placed a premium upon slickness and guile as aids to success. . . . Merchants, aristocrats, Brahmins, thieves and courtesans mingle with vampires, demi-gods and the hierarchy of heaven in a series of lively or passionate adventures. The sources of the individual stories are clearly indicated; the whole treatment is scholarly without being arid."—The Times Literary Supplement "Fourteen tales from India, newly translated with a terse and vibrant effectiveness. These tales will appeal to any reader who enjoys action, suspense, characterization, and suspension of disbelief in the supernatural."—The Personalist
Book Synopsis Folktales from India by : ATTIPATE KRISHNASWAMI. RAMANUJAN
Download or read book Folktales from India written by ATTIPATE KRISHNASWAMI. RAMANUJAN and published by Penguin Premium Classic. This book was released on 2023-12-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A.K. Ramanujan's outstanding selection is an indispensable guide to the richness and vitality of India's ageless oral folklore tradition.
Book Synopsis Indian Fairy Tales by : Joseph Jacobs
Download or read book Indian Fairy Tales written by Joseph Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folk tales from India.
Book Synopsis Folktales of India by : Brenda E. F. Beck
Download or read book Folktales of India written by Brenda E. F. Beck and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together nearly one hundred tales translated from fourteen languages, Folktales of India opens the vast narrative world of Indian folklore to readers of English. Beck includes oral tales collected from tribal areas, peasant groups, urban areas, and remote villages in north and south India, and the distinctive boundary regions of Kashmir, Assam, and Manipur. The tales in this collection emphasize universal human characteristics—truthfulness, modesty, loyalty, courage, generosity, and honesty. Each story is meant to be savored individually with special attention given to the great range of motifs presented and the many distinct narrative styles used. Folktales of India offers a superb anthology of India's bountiful narrative tradition. "This collection does an excellent job of representing India. . . . It is the type of book that can be enjoyed by all readers who love a well-told tale as well as by scholars of traditional narrative and scholars of India in general."—Hugh M. Flick, Jr., Asian Folklore Studies "The stories collected here are representative, rich in structural subtlety, and endowed with fresh earthy humor."—Kunal Chakraborti, Contributions to Indian Sociology
Download or read book Tales of Ancient India written by and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1969-07-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This admirably produced and well-translated volume of stories from the Sanskrit takes the Western reader into one of the Golden Ages of India. . . . The world in which the tales are set is one which placed a premium upon slickness and guile as aids to success. . . . Merchants, aristocrats, Brahmins, thieves and courtesans mingle with vampires, demi-gods and the hierarchy of heaven in a series of lively or passionate adventures. The sources of the individual stories are clearly indicated; the whole treatment is scholarly without being arid."—The Times Literary Supplement "Fourteen tales from India, newly translated with a terse and vibrant effectiveness. These tales will appeal to any reader who enjoys action, suspense, characterization, and suspension of disbelief in the supernatural."—The Personalist
Book Synopsis Folktales from Northern India by : Sadhana Naithani
Download or read book Folktales from Northern India written by Sadhana Naithani and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-10-08 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first single volume collection of classic Hindi folktales by translators William Crooke and Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube. In 1891, at a time when the study of India was primarily based on ancient texts, coins, and material remains, William Crooke dared to focus on living India—its everyday culture, age-old customs, and fictional narratives. With Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube, he recorded and published, over a period of six years, a remarkable collection of folktales from northern India. The tales reflect the tapestry of social and personal lives of this region, the epicenter of a revolt against British rule in 1857. Although many of the tales were published in British ethnographic journals, a number of the manuscripts, in Chaube's handwriting, were unpublished; others existed only as old microfilm in a New Delhi library. Never before have they appeared as a single volume or been available in any one library or archive.
Book Synopsis Folktales of Ancient India by : Raywat Deonandan
Download or read book Folktales of Ancient India written by Raywat Deonandan and published by Intanjible Press. This book was released on 2024-06-26 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-five years in the making, this anthology of centuries-old folk tales from the villages of South Asia recreate the oral traditions of old. Treat yourself to 27 old-fashioned short stories of kings, princesses, fools, wisemen, talking animals, treacherous villains, and unlikely heroes. Plucked and distilled from the anthropological literature, these tales hearken to a simpler time and faraway places, when old and young alike were entertained by fireside storytellers who wandered from village to village to ply their yarn-spinning trade. Be entertained by Harisharam the Frog, who pretended to be a fortune teller until his claims were challenged by the most powerful man in the land. Learn of Ravi the Fly, a quiet unassuming servant who turned out to be the greatest swindler in the land. Be awed by the simple Potmaker whose foolishness thrust him to the front of a great army. And yearn for Savitri, the perfect princess whose relentless love would falter before none, not even the god of Death. These tales have been told by oral storytellers in villages across ancient India, each time twisting and evolving. Some might seem familiar, given overlapping themes and the messiness of world history and geography. But there’s something about folk tales that are distinct from modern stories: they reflect not only timeless themes and perhaps the personality of the storyteller, but also say something of the nature of the people of the times.
Book Synopsis The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India by :
Download or read book The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India written by and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2012 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales--and presents them with cartoon-like illustrations.
Download or read book Tales from India written by Bali Rai and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 20 stories from India's rich folklore heritage. From wicked magicians to wise old priests, charming princes and beautiful princesses, to greedy tigers and wily jackals, these magical tales are full of adventure and trickery, and infused with deeper messages about morality, Life and the world around us. Founded on the work of folklorist, Joseph Jacob, and from tales from India's Mughul period, award-winning author Bali Rai's lively retellings are a delight for readers of all ages. The book includes endnotes with a glossary, additional information as well as ideas for activities that children can do to explore the stories further.
Book Synopsis Ancient Indian Fables and Stories by : Stanley Rice
Download or read book Ancient Indian Fables and Stories written by Stanley Rice and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Gullible Priest by : Your Story Wizard
Download or read book The Gullible Priest written by Your Story Wizard and published by Your Story Wizard. This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time, there was priest who lived in a village in India. The priest truly cared about the people in his village, and many came to him for his advice and his blessing. Children will enjoy the colorful characters and the wonderful narration in this interactive tale.
Download or read book Indian Tales written by Shanaaz Nanji and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology includes eight traditional tales from all over the Indian subcontinent. Bright acrylic illustrations accompany stories of magical spirits in the mountains of the northeast, sneaky robbers and brave heroines in the heart of the Indus Valley, action and adventure in the far south, and much more!
Download or read book Tales from India written by and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautifully told retellings of classic stories from India. Full of richness and warmth, these tales of tender love, great heroism, acts of sacrifice, foolishness and friendship come vividly to life. There is an epic battle in which monkeys and bears help rescue the beautiful princess Sitafrom evil demons and a simple fable about a jackal who tries to become king. This tapestry of stories is as colourful and diverse as India itself. Sources in selecting the stories have been Sanskrit and Pali, the classical languages of the Brahmans and the Buddhists. Many of these tales were current centuries before the Christian era and were given a sophisticated form by the storytellers of classical times. * The subject of myths and legends ties in with the National Curriculum. * Classic retellings have continued to sell for over thirty years. * Before his death the author lived in Maidstone in Kent.
Download or read book Savitri written by Aaron Shepard and published by Albert Whitman. This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this tale from the "Mahabharata," India's national epic, Princess Savitri outwits the god of death to save her husband.
Book Synopsis Vedic Stories by : Ananta Sakti Dasa
Download or read book Vedic Stories written by Ananta Sakti Dasa and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ancient Indian Magic and Folklore by : Margaret Stutley
Download or read book Ancient Indian Magic and Folklore written by Margaret Stutley and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations: 9 B/w Illustrations Description: Margaret Stutley is the author, with her husband, of A Dictionary of Hinduism, an indispensable reference work based on many years of research. In the present volume she draws on her study of religious cults and folklore to provide an introduction to the ancient magic and folklore of India. But the main source is the Atharvaveda, compiled about 1400 BC and containing much earlier lore, some of it originating in Sumeria, Babylonia, Iran and ancient Egypt. The book demonstrates that there are many parallels between Indian and European folklore, since both Europeans and the north-western Indian peoples are of Caucasian origin. The wearing of lucky charms, talismans and amulets is common to both, as well as the belief in lucky and unlucky days, birds and animals, the fear of curses and of the evil eye-still common in Africa, the Mediterranean countries and the east. Another common element is the fear of demonic possession, which has increased so much in the west that in 1972 the Bishop of Exeter set up a commission to devise the ritual for the exorcizing of evil spirits from people and haunted places. Margaret Stutley points out that magical elements exist in every religion since it is their presence that makes a system of beliefs into a religion. Thus magic and cult are essentially the same, all rites being basically magical. She also shows that in all societies different stages of belief exist side by side, and range from naïve magico-religious beliefs to the most advanced spiritual and philosophical views.
Book Synopsis Indian Folk-tales by : S. M. Natesa Sastri
Download or read book Indian Folk-tales written by S. M. Natesa Sastri and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
