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South Asian Folklore

Author : Peter Claus
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000143538
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book South Asian Folklore written by Peter Claus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 600 signed, alphabetically organized articles covering the entirety of folklore in South Asia, this new resource includes countries and regions, ethnic groups, religious concepts and practices, artistic genres, holidays and traditions, and many other concepts. A preface introduces the material, while a comprehensive index, cross-references, and black and white illustrations round out the work. The focus on south Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with short survey articles on Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, and various diaspora communities. This unique reference will be invaluable for collections serving students, scholars, and the general public.

South Asian Folklore

Author : Frank J. Korom
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book South Asian Folklore written by Frank J. Korom and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2006-04-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Asia is a distant, exotic place to most American students. It is also a land of diverse and fascinating cultures, exemplified by the folklore of the region. This book gives students and general readers a thorough introduction to South Asian folklore. Included are chapters on different types of folklore, the place of folklore in popular culture, and the scholarly response to South Asian folklore. The volume also provides numerous legends, tales, myths, riddles, jokes, and other examples of folklore from South Asia. The book closes with a glossary and a bibliography of print and electronic resources. To most American students, South Asia is a distant and exotic world. It is the birthplace of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, and the home of hundreds of languages. It is also a region of growing economic importance. Students, travellers, and general readers increasingly need to understand the regions's cultures and customs, at the heart of which is a rich and varied folklore. This book is a brief but thorough introduction to folklore from South Asia, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The volume begins with an overview of the cultural background of South Asia, and examines different types of folklore and the difficulties of defining and classifying folklore genres. It then provides a substantial selection of legends, tales, myths, riddles, jokes, and other pieces of folklore from South Asia. This is followed by a look at research on the subject, along with an exploration of South Asian folklore in literature and popular culture. The volume closes with a glossary and a bibliography of print and electronic resources.

South Asian Folklore

Author : Peter Claus
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000101223
Total Pages : 741 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book South Asian Folklore written by Peter Claus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 600 signed, alphabetically organized articles covering the entirety of folklore in South Asia, this new resource includes countries and regions, ethnic groups, religious concepts and practices, artistic genres, holidays and traditions, and many other concepts. A preface introduces the material, while a comprehensive index, cross-references, and black and white illustrations round out the work. The focus on south Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with short survey articles on Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, and various diaspora communities. This unique reference will be invaluable for collections serving students, scholars, and the general public.

South Asian Folklore

Author : Margaret Mills
Publisher : Garland Science
ISBN 13 : 9780815314998
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (149 download)

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Download or read book South Asian Folklore written by Margaret Mills and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2004-11-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

South Asian Folklore

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Total Pages : 0 pages
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South Asian Folklore in Transition

Author : Frank J. Korom
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429753810
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book South Asian Folklore in Transition written by Frank J. Korom and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indian Subcontinent has been at the centre of folklore inquiry since the 19th century, yet, while much attention was paid to India by early scholars, folkloristic interest in the region waned over time until it virtually disappeared from the research agendas of scholars working in the discipline of folklore and folklife. This fortunately changed in the 1980s when a newly energized group of younger scholars, who were interested in a variety of new approaches that went beyond the textual interface, returned to folklore as an untapped resource in South Asian Studies. This comprehensive volume further reinvigorates the field by providing fresh studies and new models both for studying the “lore” and the “life” of everyday people in the region, as well as their engagement with the world at large. By bringing Muslims, material culture, diasporic horizons, global interventions and politics to bear on South Asian folklore studies, the authors hope to stimulate more dialogue across theoretical and geographical borders to infuse the study of the Indian Subcontinent’s cultural traditions with a new sense of relevance that will be of interest not only to areal specialists but also to folklorists and anthropologists in general. This book was originally published as a special issue of South Asian History and Culture.

Encyclopaedia of Folklore and Folktales of South Asia

Author : Naresh Kumar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Folklore and Folktales of South Asia written by Naresh Kumar and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gender, Genre, and Power in South Asian Expressive Traditions

Author : Arjun Appadurai
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 1512821322
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Gender, Genre, and Power in South Asian Expressive Traditions written by Arjun Appadurai and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore, and history to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia.

A Report on a Bibliography of South Asian Folklore

Author : Edwin C. Kirkland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (469 download)

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A Bibliography of South Asian Folklore

Author : Edwin C. Kirkland
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 291 pages
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Download or read book A Bibliography of South Asian Folklore written by Edwin C. Kirkland and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Flags of Fame

Author : Heidrun Brückner
Publisher : South Asia Books
ISBN 13 : 9788173040498
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Flags of Fame written by Heidrun Brückner and published by South Asia Books. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed papers based on a conference at the South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University in 1990.

Who Needs Folklore?

Author : A. K. Ramanujan
Publisher : University of Hawaii at Manoa
ISBN 13 : 9781879153004
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Who Needs Folklore? written by A. K. Ramanujan and published by University of Hawaii at Manoa. This book was released on 1990 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

South Asian Folktales, Myths and Legends

Author : Sarah Shaffi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781761298486
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (984 download)

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Download or read book South Asian Folktales, Myths and Legends written by Sarah Shaffi and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Adventure with brave princesses, battle with the monkey god Hanuman, test your wits against the wily jackal, discover the origins of chess and much more in this gorgeous collection of South Asian folktales, myths and legends, bound in this beautiful edition." -- Back cover.

Myths and Legends of South Asia and Southeast Asia

Author : World Book
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780716626428
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Myths and Legends of South Asia and Southeast Asia written by World Book and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the crow get its black feathers? How do the gods protect the people from drought and other natural disasters? Explore the rich mythologies and legends of the many cultures of the peoples of South and Southeast Asia. Famous Myths and Legends is a beautifully photographed and illustrated 12-volume series designed to narrate the ancient mythologies and inherited stories from the many diverse cultures throughout the world.

Charming Beauties and Frightful Beasts

Author : Fabrizio M. Ferrari
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781908049599
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book Charming Beauties and Frightful Beasts written by Fabrizio M. Ferrari and published by Equinox Publishing (UK). This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussions on non-human animals, other-than-human persons and religion originally emerged within the context of Christian theology, eco-theology and Western-based environmentalism. In response to that, and by adhering to post-modern discourses on, for instance, indigeneity, mimicry and hybridity, the volume explores South Asian cultural manifestations and aspects of localised knowledge in relation to the construction and the Otherisation of the concept of body and behaviour in non-human animals. The study of non-human animals as other-than-human persons (actual animals, but also animal-spirits, animal deities, etc.) has marked a significant shift in the ethics/politics of the academic study of religion. The chapters in this book investigate how South Asian religions, with their sacred narratives, ritualised practices and popular performances, bear witness to the active presence of non-human animals as both culture makers/bearers and symbols of spirituality. Further to that, with bourgeoning debates on religion, indigeneity, eco-theology and environmentalism, the volume urges for a consolidation and promotion of an analysis of the twofold epistemic violence exerted towards animals as subaltern to human animals and to animals in Western and Christian traditions. The book is divided into fifteen chapters, each dealing with non-human animals and the concept of animality in different South Asian traditions, or various aspects of the same tradition. The structure of the book reflects that of what is probably the most popular collection of folk tales on animals in South Asia, the Pancatantra. Like the original text, the volume is divided into five books (tantras) whose single stories (our chapters) act as sub-strings inscribed in larger narrative frames. As in the original Pancatantra, the principal themes of each book are signalled by key words which provide the link between successive narrative cycles. Such a structural arrangement creates the backbone for the main body of the book allowing for an articulate, clear and reasoned discussion of single themes, such as 1) non-human animals as divine portents in situations of imbalance; 2) non-human animals as restorers of order and symbols of cultural identity; 3) non-human animals as exemplary beings and spiritual teachers in sacred narratives; 4) non-human animals as symbols of love and object of human reverence; 5) non-human animals as portents symbolising the life cycle, including its inevitable end. In the conclusion, the editors summarise what has been achieved with this academic 'narrative' and reflect constructively on its outcomes as well as future developments with respect to past and present scholarship.

The Middle East & South Asia Folklore Newsletter

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Middle East & South Asia Folklore Newsletter written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Middle East & South Asia Folklore Bulletin

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
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Download or read book The Middle East & South Asia Folklore Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: