Say to the Sun, Don't Rise, and to the Moon, Don't Set : Two Oral Narratives from the Countryside of Maharashtra.
Feldhaus, Anne.
Say to the Sun, Don't Rise, and to the Moon, Don't Set : Two Oral Narratives from the Countryside of Maharashtra. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (633 pages) - South Asia Research Series . - South Asia Research Series .
Cover -- Series -- Say to the Sun, "Don't Rise,"and to the Moon, "Don't Set" -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Ovīs and Dhangars -- 2 The Art of the Ovīs -- 3 The World of the Ovīs -- 4 Pastoralist Life and Identity -- 5 Gender and Women in the Ovīs -- Part II -- 6 The Story of Birobā -- Part III -- 7 The Story of Dhuḷobā -- Bibliography -- Index.
This volume presents two examples of ovi, a genre typical of the oral literature of the Dhangar shepherds of theMarathi-language region of India. The extensive introduction discusses the literary art of the ovis and thecosmology, geography, society, administrative structures, economy, and values of their performers' world.
9780199357659
Folk literature, Marathi -- Translations into English.
Dhangar (Indic people) -- Folklore.
Electronic books.
GR305.7.D53 -- .S28 2014eb
891.46
Say to the Sun, Don't Rise, and to the Moon, Don't Set : Two Oral Narratives from the Countryside of Maharashtra. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (633 pages) - South Asia Research Series . - South Asia Research Series .
Cover -- Series -- Say to the Sun, "Don't Rise,"and to the Moon, "Don't Set" -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Ovīs and Dhangars -- 2 The Art of the Ovīs -- 3 The World of the Ovīs -- 4 Pastoralist Life and Identity -- 5 Gender and Women in the Ovīs -- Part II -- 6 The Story of Birobā -- Part III -- 7 The Story of Dhuḷobā -- Bibliography -- Index.
This volume presents two examples of ovi, a genre typical of the oral literature of the Dhangar shepherds of theMarathi-language region of India. The extensive introduction discusses the literary art of the ovis and thecosmology, geography, society, administrative structures, economy, and values of their performers' world.
9780199357659
Folk literature, Marathi -- Translations into English.
Dhangar (Indic people) -- Folklore.
Electronic books.
GR305.7.D53 -- .S28 2014eb
891.46