Say to the sun, "don't rise," and to the moon, "don't set" : two oral narratives from the countryside of Maharashtra
Anne Feldhaus (Editor, Translator), Rāmadāsa Ātakara (Editor), Rājārāma Jhagaḍe (Editor)
Pastoralist traditions have long been extraordinarily important to the social, economic, political, and cultural life of western India. The Marathi-language oral literature of the Dhangar shepherds is not only one of the most important elements of the traditional cultural life of its region, but also a treasure of world literature. This volume presents translations of two lively and well-crafted examples of the ovi, a genre typical of the oral literature of Dhangars. The two ovis in the volume narrate the stories of Biroba and Dhuloba, two of these shepherds'' most important gods. Each of the
Folklore
1 online resource (xii, 613 pages)
9780199357659, 019935765X
888748604
Ovīs and Dhangars
The art of the Ovīs
The world of the Ovīs
Pastoralist life and identity
Gender and women in the Ovīs
The story of Birobā
The story of Dhulọbā
Translated from the Marathi