In praise of death : history and poetry in medieval Marwar (South Asia) / Janet Kamphorst.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Kamphorst, Janet, 1965-

Series:

LUP dissertations In praise of death

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epic poetry, Rajasthani--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Rajasthani.

Pābū Rāṭhauṛa--In literature.

Pābū Rāṭhauṛa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Leiden University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study documents the historical and religious meaning of battle death in the desert regions of India and Pakistan. It offers new insights into the religious symbolism underlying martial ideals and identity politics with an analysis of heroic and epic genres and the literary-historical processes that lead to the deification of warrior-heroes in South Asia. By describing the different degrees of narrative importance that poets attached to battle-death, the author suggests new ways of interpreting the region's warlike past.

Contents:

Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Death and Deification; 2 Introduction to the Sources; 3 Narrative Content; 4 Dimgal Prosody; 5 Fierce Virtues; 6 Pabuji's World; 7 Warriors, Robbers and Priests; 8 Charan Identities; 9 Kolu; 10 By Way of Conclusion; Transliterative Standards; Bibliography; Index; Samenvatting

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-369) and index.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universiteit Leiden, 2008.

ISBN:

1-282-17139-9

9786612171390

90-485-0603-4

OCLC:

614596834