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BL
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| Record Number
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1038062
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b792432
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| Main Entry
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Malik, Aditya.
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| Title & Author
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Nectar gaze and poison breath : : an analysis and translation of the Rajasthani oral narrative of Devnārāyaṇ /\ Aditya Malik.
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| Publication Statement
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New York ;Oxford :: Oxford University Press,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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South Asia research
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xxv, 548 pages) :: illustrations, map
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| ISBN
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0195150198
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: 1423761529
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: 9780195150193
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: 9781423761525
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-544) and index.
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| Contents
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Analysis: Verbal narrative ; Visual narrative ; Textual narrative ; Historical narrative ; Social narrative ; Divine testimony. -- Translation. -- Line drawing of paṛ.
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| Abstract
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Offers a study of "Devnarayan ki par", along with an English translation of this Rajasthani oral narrative. Using the narrative, this book explores a range of questions relevant to the study of Indian folk culture and Hinduism as a whole: how is orality conceptualized and practiced? What is the relationship between spoken and visual signs?
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| Subject
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Devanārāyana (Hindu deity), Poetry.
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Devanārāyana (Hindu deity)-- Cult-- India-- Rajasthan.
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Epic poetry, Rajasthani-- History and criticism.
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Folk poetry, Indic-- India-- Rajasthan-- History and criticism.
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Devanārāyana (Hindu deity)
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Epic poetry, Rajasthani.
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Folk poetry, Indic.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Folklore Mythology.
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Devnārāyaṇ, Epos
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India, Rajasthan.
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| Dewey Classification
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398.2/0954/401
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| LC Classification
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PK2708.2.M35 2005eb
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