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In praise of death : history and poetry in medieval Marwar (South Asia) /
This study documents the historical and religious meaning of battle death in the desert regions of India and Pakistan. It offers new insights into the religious symbolism underlying martial ideals and identity politics with an analysis of heroic and epic genres and the literary-historical processes...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Leiden University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | LUP dissertations.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Death and Deification; 2 Introduction to the Sources; 3 Narrative Content; 4 Dimgal Prosody; 5 Fierce Virtues; 6 Pabuji's World; 7 Warriors, Robbers and Priests; 8 Charan Identities; 9 Kolu; 10 By Way of Conclusion; Transliterative Standards; Bibliography; Index; Samenvatting.