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portada Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi Among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits (Religion & Postmodernism s) (in English)
Type
Physical Book
Year
1999
Language
English
Pages
560
Format
Paperback
Weight
1.70
ISBN
0226340511
ISBN13
9780226340517
Edition No.
1

Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi Among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits (Religion & Postmodernism s) (in English)

Alf Hiltebeitel (Author) · Univ Of Chicago Pr · Paperback

Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi Among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits (Religion & Postmodernism s) (in English) - Alf Hiltebeitel

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Synopsis "Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi Among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits (Religion & Postmodernism s) (in English)"

Throughout India and Southeast Asia, ancient classical epics—the Mahabharata and the Ramayana—continue to exert considerable cultural influence. Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics offers an unprecedented exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. Using his own fieldwork as a starting point, Alf Hiltebeitel analyzes how the oral tradition of the south Indian cult of the goddess Draupadi and five regional martial oral epics compare with one another and tie in with the Sanskrit epics. Drawing on literary theory and cultural studies, he reveals the shared subtexts of the Draupadi cult Mahabharata and the five oral epics, and shows how the traditional plots are twisted and classical characters reshaped to reflect local history and religion. In doing so, Hiltebeitel sheds new light on the intertwining oral traditions of medieval Rajput military culture, Dalits ("former Untouchables"), and Muslims. Breathtaking in scope, this work is indispensable for those seeking a deeper understanding of South Asia's Hindu and Muslim traditions. This work is the third volume in Hiltebeitel's study of the Draupadi cult. Other volumes include Mythologies: From Gingee to Kuruksetra (Volume One), On Hindu Ritual and the Goddess (Volume Two), and Rethinking the Mahabharata (Volume Four).

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