Author: Mahendra Kumar MishraPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnic folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Compilation of the oral epics sung by the ethnic and folk singers of Kalahandi, south-western part of Orissa, India.
Oral Epics of Kalahandi
Author: Mahendra Kumar MishraPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnic folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Compilation of the oral epics sung by the ethnic and folk singers of Kalahandi, south-western part of Orissa, India.
Scroll Paintings of Bengal
Author: Amitabh SenGuptaPublisher: Author House
ISBN: 1468579371
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Th e art of vernacular painting in India is not only varied and rich but also intriguing for several reasons. With such observations the book addresses certain issues, like the validity of the historical information on Indian Art that excludes vernacular trends. The information on vernacular art in India has either been ignored such as in ancient literary discourses or inadvertently misconstrued within the theoretical purviews of modern days. If the hierarchy of the Hindu caste system has marginalised the culture of the lower rung groups, the lexicon of twentieth century anthropological studies has seen this art as material evidence of undeveloped societies; both creating the same value: to be patronised but not art. Can art be weighed on a scale of development? Arguments have been developed within the specifi c focus on scroll paintings by the itinerant painter bards in Bengal. Th e bardic tradition has been known to exist in India since a pre-Christian era and still continues within two vibrant trends of vernacular art forms Bangla and Santhal pat. Th e book redefi nes and repositions the notion of art with contemporary folk art. As the picture Plates are self-evident, the book draws attention on a world of art that has not been present in Indian Art History.
The Homeric Simile in Comparative Perspectives
Author: Jonathan L. ReadyPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198802552
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Presenting a new take on what made the Homeric epics such successful examples of verbal artistry, this volume explores the construction of the Homeric simile and the performance of Homeric poetry from the neglected comparative perspectives offered by the study of modern-day oral traditions.
Roots, Routes and a New Awakening
Author: Ananta Kumar GiriPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811571228
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
This book seeks to find creative and transformative relationship among roots and routes and create a new dynamics of awakening so that we can overcome the problems of closed and xenopbhobic roots and rootless cosmopolitanism. The book draws upon multiple philosophical and spiritual traditions of the world such as Siva Tantra, Buddhist phenomenology and Peircean Semiotics and discusses the works of Ibn-Arabi, Thoreau, Tolstoy, Gandhi and Raimon Panikkar,among others.The book is transdiscipinary building on creative thinking from philosophy, anthropology, political studies and literature. It is a unique contribution for forging a new relationship between roots and routes in our contemporary fragile and complex world.
Contemporary Society: Structure and process
Author: Georg PfefferPublisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788180696237
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Contributed articles in honor of S.N. Ratha, b. 1936, former professor at Sambalpur University, Orissa.
Chanted Narratives
Author: Molly KaushalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Volume Offers A Fascinating Study Of Chanted Narratives From Different Regions Of India And Parts Of Southeast Asia. It Explores The Nature Of Orality And Its Various Attendant Aspects, Like Composition, Performance, Transmission Modes, Socio-Economic Context, And The Relationship That Exists Between Its Performer And The Audience.
Hindu Fundamentalism and the Spirit of Capitalism in India
Author: Bhabani Shankar NayakPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0761869697
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The book makes serious theoretical contribution to the field of political economy in indigenous development, public policy, sociology and development studies. It further establishes the relationship between Hinduisation of indigenous communities and rise of Hindu fundamentalism with a mining led industrial capital while evaluating the impact on the new economic reforms on tribals and their social, cultural, and religious identities in Orissa.
Indian Folklore Research Journal
Author: Folklore
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Estonia
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
This journal features articles about shamanism, urban legends, ethnomusicology, pareomiology, popular calendar data and folk belief.
Social Justice through Multilingual Education
Author: Tove Skutnabb-KangasPublisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1847696856
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The principles for enabling children to become fully proficient multilinguals through schooling are well known. Even so, most indigenous/tribal, minority and marginalised children are not provided with appropriate mother-tongue-based multilingual education (MLE) that would enable them to succeed in school and society. In this book experts from around the world ask why this is, and show how it can be done. The book discusses general principles and challenges in depth and presents case studies from Canada and the USA, northern Europe, Peru, Africa, India, Nepal and elsewhere in Asia. Analysis by leading scholars in the field shows the importance of building on local experience. Sharing local solutions globally can lead to better theory, and to action for more social justice and equality through education.