The Artisans of Banaras : Popular Culture and Identity, 1880-1986

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Nita Kumar offers an evocative and sensitive portrayal of rarely explored aspects of Hindu culture through her analysis of the way leisure time is used by Hindu and Muslim artisans of Banaras--the weavers, metalworkers, and woodworkers. Music, festivals, the place of physical culture, and the import...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kumar, Nita
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, UNITED STATES : Princeton University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Manners and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Artisans > Loisirs > Inde > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Artisans > Recreation > India > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
India > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India) > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover ; Contents; Note on Translationm; The Chapters and Their Argument; The Nakkatayya of Chaitganj; Bharat Milap and Nag Nathayya.

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