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The life of a text : performing the Rāmcaritmānas of Tulsidas /

Offers a vivid portrait of one community's interaction with its favorite text--the epic Rāmcaritmānas--and the way in which performances of the epic function as a flexible and evolving medium for cultural expression. Anthropologists, historians of religion, and readers interested in the cultu...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Lutgendorf, Philip
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1991.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Offers a vivid portrait of one community's interaction with its favorite text--the epic Rāmcaritmānas--and the way in which performances of the epic function as a flexible and evolving medium for cultural expression. Anthropologists, historians of religion, and readers interested in the culture of North India and the performance arts will find breadth of subject, careful scholarship, and engaging presentation in this unique and beautifully illustrated examination of Hindi culture.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xvi, 469 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-460) and index.
ISBN:9780520909342
0520909348
0585131074
9780585131078
1282355538
9781282355538
6612355530
9786612355530