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17 produkter
Mondays on the Dark Night of the Moon
Himalayan Foothill Folktales
Inbunden, 1997
3232 kr
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Narayan presents 21 stories learned and told orally by one woman, Urmila Devi, in Kangra, North India. Included are stories told for worship and stories told for entertainment. In the process of recounting the stories, Narayan brings to life her friendship with the storyteller, and also offers …
Mondays on the Dark Night of the Moon
Himalayan Foothill Folktales
Häftad, 1997
530 kr
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Narayan presents 21 stories learned and told orally by one woman, Urmila Devi, in Kangra, North India. Included are stories told for worship and stories told for entertainment. In the process of recounting the stories, Narayan brings to life her friendship with the storyteller, and also offers …
Everyday Creativity
Singing Goddesses in the Himalayan Foothills
Inbunden, 2016
883 kr
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Kirin Narayan's imagination was captured the very first time, as a girl visiting the region, that she heard Kangra women join their voices together in song. Returning as an anthropologist, she became fascinated by how they spoke of singing as a form of enrichment, bringing feelings of …
Everyday Creativity
Singing Goddesses in the Himalayan Foothills
Häftad, 2016
264 kr
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Kirin Narayan's imagination was captured the very first time, as a girl visiting the region, that she heard Kangra women join their voices together in song. Returning as an anthropologist, she became fascinated by how they spoke of singing as a form of enrichment, bringing feelings of …
Everyday Creativity
Singing Goddesses in the Himalayan Foothills
E-bok, 2016
505 kr
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Kirin Narayan’s imagination was captured the very first time that, as a girl visiting the Himalayas, she heard Kangra women join their voices together in song. Returning as an anthropologist, she became fascinated by how they spoke of singing as a form of enrichment, bringing feelings of …
My Family and Other Saints
E-bok, 2008
362 kr
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In 1969, young Kirin Narayan’s older brother, Rahoul, announced that he was quitting school and leaving home to seek enlightenment with a guru. From boyhood, his restless creativity had continually surprised his family, but his departure shook up everyone— especially Kirin, who adored her …
Alive in the Writing – Crafting Ethnography in the Company of Chekhov
Inbunden, 2012
985 kr
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Anton Chekhov is revered as a boldly innovative playwright and short story writer - but he wrote more than just plays and stories. In "Alive in the Writing" - an intriguing hybrid of writing guide, biography, and literary analysis - anthropologist and novelist Kirin Narayan introduces readers to …
Alive in the Writing
Crafting Ethnography in the Company of Chekhov
Häftad, 2012
315 kr
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Anton Chekhov is revered as a boldly innovative playwright and short story writer - but he wrote more than just plays and stories. In "Alive in the Writing" - an intriguing hybrid of writing guide, biography, and literary analysis - anthropologist and novelist Kirin Narayan introduces readers to …
My Family and Other Saints
Häftad, 2008
172 kr
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In 1969, young Kirin Narayan's older brother, Rahoul, announced that he was quitting school and leaving home to seek enlightenment with a guru. From boyhood, his restless creativity had continually surprised his family, but his departure shook up everyone - especially Kirin, who adored her …
Cave of My Ancestors
Vishwakarma and the Artisans of Ellora
Inbunden, 2024
1024 kr
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Exploring family stories reveals the rich history of a seventh-century Buddhist shrine. As a young girl in Bombay, Kirin Narayan was enthralled by her father’s stories about how their ancestors had made the ancient rock-cut cave temples at Ellora. Recalling those stories as an adult, she was …
Cave of My Ancestors
Vishwakarma and the Artisans of Ellora
Häftad, 2024
250 kr
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Exploring family stories reveals the rich history of a seventh-century Buddhist shrine. As a young girl in Bombay, Kirin Narayan was enthralled by her father’s stories about how their ancestors had made the ancient rock-cut cave temples at Ellora. Recalling those stories as an adult, she was …
Creativity/Anthropology
Av Smadar Lavie, Kirin Narayan m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
713 kr
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Creativity and play erupt in the most solemn of everyday worlds as individuals reshape traditional forms in the light of changing historical circumstances. In this lively volume, fourteen distinguished anthropologists explore the life of creativity in social life across the globe and within the …
Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels
Folk Narrative in Hindu Religious Teaching
E-bok, 2011
424 kr
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Swamiji, a Hindu holy man, is the central character of Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels. He reclines in a deck chair in his modern apartment in western India, telling subtle and entertaining folk narratives to his assorted gatherings. Among the listeners is Kirin Narayan, who knew Swamiji when …
Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels
Folk Narrative in Hindu Religious Teaching
Häftad, 1989
332 kr
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Swamiji, a Hindu holy man, is the central character of Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels. He reclines in a deck chair in his modern apartment in western India, telling subtle and entertaining folk narratives to his assorted gatherings. Among the listeners is Kirin Narayan, who knew Swamiji when …
Creativity/Anthropology
Av Smadar Lavie, Kirin Narayan m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
275 kr
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Creativity and play erupt in the most solemn of everyday worlds as individuals reshape traditional forms in the light of changing historical circumstances. In this lively volume, fourteen distinguished anthropologists explore the life of creativity in social life across the globe and within the …
Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends
Inbunden, 2002, 12-15 år
688 kr
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A long-lost collection of Indian fairy tales transcribed by the daughter of the British governor of Bombay.In the cold months of 1865, young Mary Frere and her father, Bartle Frere, British governor of Bombay, set out in a caravan across the Deccan province of south central India. During their …
Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends
E-bok, 2002
753 kr
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A long-lost collection of Indian fairy tales transcribed by the daughter of the British governor of Bombay. In the cold months of 1865, young Mary Frere and her father, Bartle Frere, British governor of Bombay, set out in a caravan across the Deccan province of south central India. During their …
