Storytellers, saints, and scoundrels : folk narrative in Hindu religious teaching /
Swamiji, a Hindu holy man, is the central character of Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels. He reclines in a deck chair in his modern apartment in western India, telling subtle and entertaining folk narratives to his assorted gatherings. Among the listeners is Kirin Narayan, who knew Swamiji when s...
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| Formato: | livro electrónico Recurso Electrónico |
| Idioma: | English |
| Language notes: | This edition in English. |
| Imprint: | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1989. |
| Colecção: | Contemporary ethnography series.
Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series (Unnumbered) |
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| Acesso em linha: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
Sumário:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgment
- A Note on Transliteration
- Introduction
- 1. There's Always a Reason
- 2. Lives and Stories
- 3. Sadhus
- 4. The Listeners
- 5. Loincloths and Celibacy
- 6. False Gurus and Gullible Disciples
- 7. Death and Laughter
- 8. Heaven and Hell
- 9. The Divine Storyteller
- 10. The World of the Stories
- 11. Storytelling as Religious Teaching
- Epilogue
- Appendix I: Glossary of Commonly Used Hindi Terms
- Appendix 11: Map of India
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index