Singing of Birth and Death : Texts in Performance / Stuart H. Blackburn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blackburn, Stuart H., Author.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bow songs--History and criticism.

Bow songs.

Folk songs, Tamil--History and criticism.

Folk songs, Tamil.

Folklore--Performance--Case studies.

Folklore.

Tamil (Indic people)--Folklore.

Tamil (Indic people).

Tamil (Indic people)--Rites and ceremonies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.) : 21 illus.

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Singing of Birth and Death".

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

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781512800579

1512800570

OCLC:

979581636