Nectar gaze and poison breath : an analysis and translation of the Rajasthani oral narrative of Devnārāyaṇ /

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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Main Author:	Malik, Aditya
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English; includes translation from Marwari.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:	South Asia research (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:	Devnārāyaṇ > Epos Folk poetry, Indic > India > Rajasthan > History and criticism. Epic poetry, Rajasthani > History and criticism. Devanārāyana (Hindu deity) > Cult > India > Rajasthan. Devanārāyana (Hindu deity) > Poetry. Poésie populaire de l'Inde > Inde > Rājasthān > Histoire et critique. Poésie épique rājasthānī > Histoire et critique. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology. Devanārāyana (Hindu deity) Epic poetry, Rajasthani Folk poetry, Indic India > Rajasthan Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Poetry
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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?
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxv, 548 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-543) and index.
ISBN:	0195150198 9780195150193 1423761529 9781423761525