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