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Riddles of belonging : India in translation and other tales of possession /

Can the subaltern joke? Christi A. Merrill answers by invoking riddling, oral-based fictions from Hindi, Rajashanti, Sanskrit and Urdu that dare to laugh at the details of contentious traditions often kept hidden - whether spouse abuse, ethnic violence, or the uncertain legacies of a divinely wrough...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Merrill, Christi A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Can the subaltern joke? Christi A. Merrill answers by invoking riddling, oral-based fictions from Hindi, Rajashanti, Sanskrit and Urdu that dare to laugh at the details of contentious traditions often kept hidden - whether spouse abuse, ethnic violence, or the uncertain legacies of a divinely wrought sex change.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 380 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-361) and index.
ISBN:9780823238170
0823238172
9780823247080
0823247082
9780823241064
0823241068
1282698885
9781282698888
9786612698880
6612698888