Say to the Sun, "Don't Rise," and to the Moon, "Don't Set": Two Oral Narratives from the Countryside of Maharashtra - South Asia Research - Ramdas Atkar - Books - Oxford University Press Inc - 9780199357642 - December 4, 2014
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Say to the Sun, "Don't Rise," and to the Moon, "Don't Set": Two Oral Narratives from the Countryside of Maharashtra - South Asia Research

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This volume presents two examples of ovi, a genre typical of the oral literature of the Dhangar shepherds of theMarathi-language region of India. The extensive introduction discusses the literary art of the ovis and thecosmology, geography, society, administrative structures, economy, and values of their performers' world.


632 pages, 3 illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 4, 2014
ISBN13 9780199357642
Publishers Oxford University Press Inc
Genre Religious Orientation > Hindu - Interdisciplinary Studies > Asian Studies
Pages 632
Dimensions 236 × 163 × 46 mm   ·   1.10 kg
Language English  
Translator Feldhaus, Distinguished Foundation Professor of Religious Studies Anne (Arizona State University)

Mere med samme udgiver