A Bibliography of South Asian Folklore
Author : Edwin Capers Kirkland
Publisher :
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 13,45 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Folklore
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Author : Edwin Capers Kirkland
Publisher :
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 13,45 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
Author : Edwin C. Kirkland
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 23,95 MB
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Author : Edwin C. Kirkland
Publisher :
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 39,29 MB
Release : 1866
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Author : Edwin C. Kirkland
Publisher : Bloomington : Indiana University Research Center in Anthropology, Folklore, and Linguistics
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,34 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Folklore
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Author : Frank J. Korom
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 38,92 MB
Release : 2006-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
South Asia is a distant, exotic place to most American students. It is also a land of diverse and fascinating cultures, exemplified by the folklore of the region. This book gives students and general readers a thorough introduction to South Asian folklore. Included are chapters on different types of folklore, the place of folklore in popular culture, and the scholarly response to South Asian folklore. The volume also provides numerous legends, tales, myths, riddles, jokes, and other examples of folklore from South Asia. The book closes with a glossary and a bibliography of print and electronic resources. To most American students, South Asia is a distant and exotic world. It is the birthplace of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, and the home of hundreds of languages. It is also a region of growing economic importance. Students, travellers, and general readers increasingly need to understand the regions's cultures and customs, at the heart of which is a rich and varied folklore. This book is a brief but thorough introduction to folklore from South Asia, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The volume begins with an overview of the cultural background of South Asia, and examines different types of folklore and the difficulties of defining and classifying folklore genres. It then provides a substantial selection of legends, tales, myths, riddles, jokes, and other pieces of folklore from South Asia. This is followed by a look at research on the subject, along with an exploration of South Asian folklore in literature and popular culture. The volume closes with a glossary and a bibliography of print and electronic resources.
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Page : 580 pages
File Size : 13,45 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Anthropology
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Vols. 1- have also on t.p.: "Together with a directory of recent anthropological field research" (varies slightly).
Author : Peter Claus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 17,48 MB
Release : 2020-10-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1000143538
With 600 signed, alphabetically organized articles covering the entirety of folklore in South Asia, this new resource includes countries and regions, ethnic groups, religious concepts and practices, artistic genres, holidays and traditions, and many other concepts. A preface introduces the material, while a comprehensive index, cross-references, and black and white illustrations round out the work. The focus on south Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with short survey articles on Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, and various diaspora communities. This unique reference will be invaluable for collections serving students, scholars, and the general public.
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Page : 354 pages
File Size : 34,57 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Anthropology
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Author : Richard Mercer Dorson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 32,28 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415204767
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Helen A. Kanitkar
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 41,96 MB
Release : 2012-05-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 3110807041