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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lutgendorf, Philip
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1991.
Subjects:
Tulasīdāsa, > 1532-1623. > Rāmacaritamānasa.
Tulasīdāsa, > 1532-1623 > Stage history.
Tulasīdāsa, > 1532-1623.. > Rāmacaritamānasa.
Tulasīdāsa,‏ ‎ > 1532-1623 > Histoire scénique
Tulasīdāsa, > 1532-1623
Rāmacaritamānasa (Tulasīdāsa)
Criticism, Textual.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
RELIGION > Hinduism > General.
Criticism, Textual
Hindi poetry
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 469 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-460) and index.
ISBN:9780520909342
0520909348
0585131074
9780585131078
1282355538
9781282355538
6612355530
9786612355530

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