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Casting kings: bards and Indian modernity/ Jeffrey G. Snodgrass

By: Snodgrass, Jeffrey GMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006Description: xxii, 226 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 0195307755Subject(s): India--Rajasthan | Caste | BhatsDDC classification: 305.512209

Contents:

Introduction : caste fictions -- Cast of characters : setting the Rajasthani stage -- Obscene jesters : Bhambhi "Little Kings" in the economy of Bhat praise-singing -- Venture funambulists : composing kings in old and new Rajasthan -- The enduring power of praise-abuse : Bhat Admen in modern times -- Conclusion : making history.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	305.512209 SNO/C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P02333

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Introduction : caste fictions --
Cast of characters : setting the Rajasthani stage --
Obscene jesters : Bhambhi "Little Kings" in the economy of Bhat praise-singing --
Venture funambulists : composing kings in old and new Rajasthan --
The enduring power of praise-abuse : Bhat Admen in modern times --
Conclusion : making history.

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