Say to the sun, "don't rise," and to the moon, "don't set": two oral narratives from the countryside of maharashtra
Auteur :
Atkar, Ramdas / Zagade, Rajaram
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199357642
Date de publication :
4 déc. 2014
Dimensions :
16,3 x 23,6 x 4,6 cm
Poids :
924 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This volume presents two examples of ovi, a genre typical of the oral literature of the Dhangar shepherds of the Marathi-language region of India. The extensive introduction discusses the literary art of the ovis and the cosmology, geography, society, administrative structures, economy, and values of their performers' world.