Storytellers, saints, and scoundrels : folk narrative in Hindu religious teaching /

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Swamiji, a Hindu holy man, is the central character of Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels. He reclines in a deck chair in his modern apartment in western India, telling subtle and entertaining folk narratives to his assorted gatherings. Among the listeners is Kirin Narayan, who knew Swamiji when s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Narayan, Kirin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1989.
Colección:Contemporary ethnography series.
Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series (Unnumbered)
Temas:
Storytelling > Religious aspects > Hinduism.
Asceticism > Hinduism.
Hindus > Folklore > History and criticism.
Tales > India > History and criticism.
Hinduism > Customs and practices.
Art de conter > Aspect religieux > Hindouisme.
Ascétisme > Hindouisme.
Hindous > Folklore > Histoire et critique.
Contes > Inde > Histoire et critique.
Hindouisme > Coutumes et pratiques.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Asceticism > Hinduism
Hinduism > Customs and practices
Hindus
Storytelling > Religious aspects > Hinduism
Tales
Hinduismus
Religionsunterricht
Volkserzählung
Hindoeïsme.
Goeroes (religie)
Volksverhalen.
India
English
Religion
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Folklore
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgment
  • A Note on Transliteration
  • Introduction
  • 1. There's Always a Reason
  • 2. Lives and Stories
  • 3. Sadhus
  • 4. The Listeners
  • 5. Loincloths and Celibacy
  • 6. False Gurus and Gullible Disciples
  • 7. Death and Laughter
  • 8. Heaven and Hell
  • 9. The Divine Storyteller
  • 10. The World of the Stories
  • 11. Storytelling as Religious Teaching
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix I: Glossary of Commonly Used Hindi Terms
  • Appendix 11: Map of India
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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