Many Ramayanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia

Throughout Indian history, many authors and performers have produced, and many patrons have supported, diverse tellings of...
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Many Ramayanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia by Richman, Paula

Many Ramayanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia

BD$79.99

Many Ramayanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia

BD$79.99
Author: Paula Richman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Throughout Indian history, many authors and performers have produced, and many patrons have supported, diverse tellings of the story of the exiled prince Rama, who rescues his abducted wife by battling the demon king who has imprisoned her. The contributors to this volume focus on these "many" Ramayanas.

While most scholars continue to rely on Valmiki's Sanskrit Ramayana as the authoritative version of the tale, the contributors to this volume do not. Their essays demonstrate the multivocal nature of the Ramayana by highlighting its variations according to historical period, political context, regional literary tradition, religious affiliation, intended audience, and genre. Socially marginal groups in Indian society--Telugu women, for example, or Untouchables from Madhya Pradesh--have recast the Rama story to reflect their own views of the world, while in other hands the epic has become the basis for teachings about spiritual liberation or the demand for political separatism. Historians of religion, scholars of South Asia, folklorists, cultural anthropologists--all will find here refreshing perspectives on this tale.

Author: Paula Richman
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 08/29/1991
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.95h x 6.01w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780520075894

About the Author
Paula Richman is Associate Professor of South Asian Religions at Oberlin College. She is the author of Gender and Religion: On the Complexity of Symbols (Beacon 1986).

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