| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 613 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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South Asia Research
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South Asia Research.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Series; Say to the Sun, "Don't Rise, "and to the Moon, "Don't Set"; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Preface; Abbreviations; Part I Introduction; 1 Ovīs and Dhangars; 2 The Art of the Ovīs; 3 The World of the Ovīs; 4 Pastoralist Life and Identity; 5 Gender and Women in the Ovīs; Part II; 6 The Story of Birobā; Part III; 7 The Story of Dhulọbā; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Pastoralist traditions have long been extraordinarily important to the social, economic, political, and cultural life of western India. The Marathi-language oral literature of the Dhangar shepherds is not only one of the most important elements of the traditional cultural life of its region, but also a treasure of world literature. This volume presents translations of two lively and well-crafted examples of the ovi, a genre typical of the oral literature of Dhangars. The two ovis in the volume narrate the stories of Biroba and Dhuloba, two of these shepherds'' most important gods. Each of the. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Folk literature, Marathi -- Translations into English.
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Folk literature, Marathi. |
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Dhangar (South Asian people) -- Folklore.
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Dhangar (South Asian people) |
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Folklore.
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Electronic books.
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Translations.
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| Added Author |
Ātakara, Rāmadāsa.
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Jhagaḍe, Rājārāma.
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Feldhaus, Anne.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Say to the sun, "don't rise," and to the moon, "don't set". Oxford : OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2014 9780199357642 (DLC) 2014000700 (OCoLC)871820448 |
| ISBN |
9780199357659 (electronic book) |
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019935765X (electronic book) |
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0199357641 |
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9780199357642 |
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9780199357642 |
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