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Raja Nal and the Goddess: The North Indian Epic Dhola in Performance

Susan Snow Wadley

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Description:... [T]ells a wonderful story, one much loved in northern India.... fills an important lacuna in the work on oral epic. Lindsey HarlanDhola is an oral epic performed primarily by lower-caste, usually illiterate, men in the Braj region of northern India. The story of Raja Nal, a king who does not know he is a king, this vast epic portrays a world of complex social relationships involving changing and mistaken identities, goddesses, powerful women, magicians, and humans of many different castes. In this comprehensive study and first extended English translation based on multiple oral versions, Susan Snow Wadley argues that the story explores the nature of humanity while also challenging commonplace assumptions about Hinduism, gender, and caste. She examines the relationship between oral and written texts and the influence of individual performance styles alongside a lyrical translation of the work.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Raja Nal and the Goddess: The North Indian Epic Dhola in Performance. To get started finding Raja Nal and the Goddess: The North Indian Epic Dhola in Performance, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 242

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1282071696

Description: ... [T]ells a wonderful story, one much loved in northern India.... fills an important lacuna in the work on oral epic. Lindsey HarlanDhola is an oral epic performed primarily by lower-caste, usually illiterate, men in the Braj region of northern India. The story of Raja Nal, a king who does not know he is a king, this vast epic portrays a world of complex social relationships involving changing and mistaken identities, goddesses, powerful women, magicians, and humans of many different castes. In this comprehensive study and first extended English translation based on multiple oral versions, Susan Snow Wadley argues that the story explores the nature of humanity while also challenging commonplace assumptions about Hinduism, gender, and caste. She examines the relationship between oral and written texts and the influence of individual performance styles alongside a lyrical translation of the work.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Raja Nal and the Goddess: The North Indian Epic Dhola in Performance. To get started finding Raja Nal and the Goddess: The North Indian Epic Dhola in Performance, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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