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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 Ramdas Atkar
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
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) |