Nectar Gaze and Poison Breath: An Analysis and Translation of the Rajasthani Oral Narrative of Devnarayan (South Asia Research)

Nectar Gaze and Poison Breath: An Analysis and Translation of the Rajasthani Oral Narrative of Devnarayan (South Asia Research)

by Aditya Malik (Author)

Synopsis

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?

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 576
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 17 Feb 2005

ISBN 10: 0195150198
ISBN 13: 9780195150193