Singing of Birth and Death : Texts in Performance

Singing of Birth and Death : Texts in Performance /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blackburn, Stuart H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Tamil (Indic people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Tamil (Indic people) > Folklore.
Folk songs, Tamil > History and criticism.
Folklore > Performance > Case studies.
Bow songs > History and criticism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Bow songs
Folk songs, Tamil
Folklore > Performance
Tamil (Indic people)
Tamil (Indic people) > Rites and ceremonies
Case studies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Folklore
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Plates
  • Maps and Figures
  • Introduction: Texts in Performance
  • 1. Nāñcil Nāt̩u: The Shape of Place
  • 2. The Bow Song as Oral Tradition
  • 3. Narrative and Ritual in Performance
  • 4. The Birth of Śāstā
  • 5. The Death of the Little Brothers
  • 6. The Marriage of Muttuppat̩t̩aṉ
  • 7. Conclusions: Death and Ritual Narrative
  • Appendix: Temple Plans
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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