Poetics of conduct : oral narrative and moral being in a South Indian town /
Leela Prasad's riveting book presents everyday stories on subjects such as deities, ascetics, cats, and cooking along with stylized, publicly delivered ethical discourse, and shows that the study of oral narrative and performance is essential to ethical inquiry. Prasad builds on more than a dec...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | Prasad, Leela |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2007.
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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