Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology by Richman, Paula
Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology by Richman, Paula

Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology

While some religious texts may remain static over time, the Ramayana epic has been retold in a...
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Author: Paula Richman
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Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology by Richman, Paula

Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology

$112.17
Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology by Richman, Paula

Ramayana Stories in Modern South India: An Anthology

$112.17
Author: Paula Richman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

While some religious texts may remain static over time, the Ramayana epic has been retold in a variety of ways over the centuries and across South Asia. Some of the narrative's most probing and innovative retellings have appeared in print in the last 100 years in the region of South India. This collection brings together, for the first time, modern retellings translated from the four major South Indian languages and from genres as diverse as drama, short stories, poetry, and folk song. The selections focus on characters generally seen as stigmatized or marginalized, and on themes largely overlooked in previous scholarship. Editor Paula Richman demonstrates that twentieth-century authors have used retellings of the Ramayana to question caste and gender inequality in provocative ways. This engaging anthology includes translations of 22 primary texts along with interpretive essays that provide background and frameworks for understanding the stories.



Author: Paula Richman
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 03/06/2008
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780253219534
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2009

About the Author

Paula Richman is William H. Danforth Professor of South Asian Religions at Oberlin College. She is editor of Many Ramayanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia and Questioning Ramayanas, a South Asian Tradition.


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