Ritual, State and History in South Asia
Ritual, State and History in South Asia

Author: van den Hoek

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-11-27

Total Pages: 858

ISBN-13: 9004643990

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The contributions in this Festschrift extend over the whole range of Indian civilization: in the first part the earlier stages of Indian history spanning the period from the Indus civilization up to medieval times, and in the second part the more recent history of South Asia.

History of British Folklore
History of British Folklore

Author: Richard Mercer Dorson

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 9780415204767

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First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Music in Colonial Punjab
Music in Colonial Punjab

Author: Radha Kapuria

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2023-04-15

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0192692925

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This book offers the first social history of music in undivided Punjab (1800-1947), beginning at the Lahore court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and concluding at the Patiala royal darbar. It unearths new evidence for the centrality of female performers and classical music in a region primarily viewed as a folk music centre, featuring a range of musicians and dancers -from 'mirasis' (bards) and 'kalawants' (elite musicians), to 'kanjris' (subaltern female performers) and 'tawaifs' (courtesans). A central theme is the rise of new musical publics shaped by the anglicized Punjabi middle classes, and British colonialists' response to Punjab's performing communities. The book reveals a diverse connoisseurship for music with insights from history, ethnomusicology, and geography on an activity that still unites a region now divided between India and Pakistan.

The Science of Fairy Tales
The Science of Fairy Tales

Author: Edwin Sidney Hartland

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-04

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Science of Fairy Tales" (An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology) by Edwin Sidney Hartland. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.