UID:
almafu_9958352434702883
Format:
1 online resource (304 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9780812205831
Series Statement:
Contemporary Ethnography
Content:
Supplements eight folk narratives with discussion of audience participation and response as well as relevant Hindu themes.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgment --
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A Note on Transliteration --
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Introduction --
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1. There's Always a Reason --
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2. Lives and Stories --
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3. Sadhus --
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4. The Listeners --
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5. Loincloths and Celibacy --
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6. False Gurus and Gullible Disciples --
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7. Death and Laughter --
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8. Heaven and Hell --
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9. The Divine Storyteller --
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10. The World of the Stories --
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11. Storytelling as Religious Teaching --
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Epilogue --
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Appendix I: Glossary of Commonly Used Hindi Terms --
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Appendix 11: Map of India --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812205831
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812205831
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812205831
