Author: Kunjabihari Das
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Folklore of Orissa
Author: Kunjabihari Das
Publisher: New Delhi : National Book Trust
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
An account of the folklore and legends of Orissa, a state in norhteastern India, including descriptions of art, dance, oral literature, and the fairs and festivals celebrated by the region's inhabitants throughout the year.
Publisher: New Delhi : National Book Trust
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
An account of the folklore and legends of Orissa, a state in norhteastern India, including descriptions of art, dance, oral literature, and the fairs and festivals celebrated by the region's inhabitants throughout the year.
Folk Tales of Orissa
Author: Ramendra Kumar
Publisher: Children's Book Trust
ISBN: 9788189750992
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher: Children's Book Trust
ISBN: 9788189750992
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Folk Tales of Orissa
Author: Shanti Mohanty
Publisher: New Delhi : Sterling Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Publisher: New Delhi : Sterling Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Tales
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Folk Tales of Orissa
Author: Shanti Mohanty
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788120704978
Category : Tales, Indic
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788120704978
Category : Tales, Indic
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Tribal Myths of Orissa
Author: Verrier Elwin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Tribal Myths of Orissa
Author: Verrier Elwin
Publisher: Ayer Company Pub
ISBN: 9780405133121
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Publisher: Ayer Company Pub
ISBN: 9780405133121
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Folklore of Orissa
Author: B. K.. Das
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Festivals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Festivals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tribal Myths and Legends of Orissa
Author: Biyot Kesh Tripathy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788177021004
Category : Creation
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This book is a collection of primary source material on the myths and legends of origin of the tribal people of Orissa along with a section on the procedures of reading myths. This purpose of the book is twofold. First, it will try to correct the popular urban belief or the belief of the educated-elitist belief to be exact-that our tribal people are ignorant, uneducated and uncultured and that the little "culture" etc., they have the gift of the "mainstream" civilization. And second, it will attempt to bring out the richness of tribal culture, carried in their myths and legends, and to establish its antiquity in the context of the prime civilizations of the world.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788177021004
Category : Creation
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This book is a collection of primary source material on the myths and legends of origin of the tribal people of Orissa along with a section on the procedures of reading myths. This purpose of the book is twofold. First, it will try to correct the popular urban belief or the belief of the educated-elitist belief to be exact-that our tribal people are ignorant, uneducated and uncultured and that the little "culture" etc., they have the gift of the "mainstream" civilization. And second, it will attempt to bring out the richness of tribal culture, carried in their myths and legends, and to establish its antiquity in the context of the prime civilizations of the world.
Folklore of Tribal Communities
Author: N. Patnaik
Publisher: Gyan Books
ISBN: 9788121207768
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The Unwritten Literary World of Tribal Communities is nothing but the Oral Literature or Folklore. It covers stories, legends, myths, song, dances, riddles, proverbs, metaphors and such other aspects of their culture which are in their memory and handed down from generation to generation. These sources of their literary world speak of their spiritual world and the eco-system. The older persons are the store house of of their oral literature and from these sources the literary world of theirs is disseminated among the youngsters. This book gives the folklore of four tribal communities namely, the Kharias, the Oraons, the Santals and the Mundas of Orissa. The Kharias are a hunting and food gathering community, the Oraons are noted for the dance and music and the Santals are well known as hard working cultivators and skilled in wall painting, and noted for their sense of beauty. The cultural patterns of these tribal communities and their life-ways and thought-ways are different from one another as revealed in the analysis of their oral literature. Even though they lead a life full of wants and difficulties, they are very labourious and joyful by virtue of which they forget their sorrows and miseries.
Publisher: Gyan Books
ISBN: 9788121207768
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The Unwritten Literary World of Tribal Communities is nothing but the Oral Literature or Folklore. It covers stories, legends, myths, song, dances, riddles, proverbs, metaphors and such other aspects of their culture which are in their memory and handed down from generation to generation. These sources of their literary world speak of their spiritual world and the eco-system. The older persons are the store house of of their oral literature and from these sources the literary world of theirs is disseminated among the youngsters. This book gives the folklore of four tribal communities namely, the Kharias, the Oraons, the Santals and the Mundas of Orissa. The Kharias are a hunting and food gathering community, the Oraons are noted for the dance and music and the Santals are well known as hard working cultivators and skilled in wall painting, and noted for their sense of beauty. The cultural patterns of these tribal communities and their life-ways and thought-ways are different from one another as revealed in the analysis of their oral literature. Even though they lead a life full of wants and difficulties, they are very labourious and joyful by virtue of which they forget their sorrows and miseries.
South Asian Folklore
Author: Peter Claus
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000143538
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
With 600 signed, alphabetically organized articles covering the entirety of folklore in South Asia, this new resource includes countries and regions, ethnic groups, religious concepts and practices, artistic genres, holidays and traditions, and many other concepts. A preface introduces the material, while a comprehensive index, cross-references, and black and white illustrations round out the work. The focus on south Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with short survey articles on Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, and various diaspora communities. This unique reference will be invaluable for collections serving students, scholars, and the general public.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000143538
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
With 600 signed, alphabetically organized articles covering the entirety of folklore in South Asia, this new resource includes countries and regions, ethnic groups, religious concepts and practices, artistic genres, holidays and traditions, and many other concepts. A preface introduces the material, while a comprehensive index, cross-references, and black and white illustrations round out the work. The focus on south Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with short survey articles on Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, and various diaspora communities. This unique reference will be invaluable for collections serving students, scholars, and the general public.