Say to the Sun, "Don't Rise," and to the Moon, "Don't Set" - Two Oral Narratives from the Countryside of Maharashtra (Hardcover)

Pastoralist traditions have long been extraordinarily important to the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the
region of western India called Maharashtra. The Marathi-language oral literature of the Dhangar shepherds of
Maharashtra is not only one of the most important elements of their own traditional cultural life, but also a treasure of
world literature. This volume presents two lively and well-crafted examples of the ovi, a genre typical of the oral literature of Dhangars. The two ovis in the volume narrate the stories of Biroba and Dhuloba, two of the most important gods of Dhangar shepherds. Each of the ovis tells an elaborate story of the birth of the god--a miraculous and complicated process in both cases--and of the struggles each one goes through in order to find and win his bride. The extensive introduction provides a literary analysis of the ovis and discusses what they reveal about the cosmology, geography, society, administrative structures, and economy of their performers' world, and about the performers views of pastoralistsand women.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	South Asia Research
Release date:	December 2014
First published:	October 2014
Editors:	Anne Feldhaus (Distinguished Foundation Professor of Religious Studies)
Authors:	Ramdas Atkar • Rajaram Zagade
Dimensions:	234 x 163 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	632
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-935764-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Hinduism Promotions
LSN:	0-19-935764-1
Barcode:	9780199357642

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