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Say to the Sun, Don't Rise, and to the Moon, Don't Set : Two Oral Narratives from the Countryside of Maharashtra.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: South Asia Research SeriesPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (633 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199357659
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Say to the Sun, Don't Rise, and to the Moon, Don't SetDDC classification:
  • 891.46
LOC classification:
  • GR305.7.D53 -- .S28 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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