Singing of Birth and Death : : Texts in Performance / / Stuart H. Blackburn.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016] ©1988 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Edition: | Reprint 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (276 p.) :; 21 illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Note on Transliteration
- Plates
- Maps and Figures
- Introduction: Texts in Performance
- 1. Nāñcil Nāt̩u: The Shape of Place
- 2. The Bow Song as Oral Tradition
- 3. Narrative and Ritual in Performance
- 4. The Birth of Śāstā
- 5. The Death of the Little Brothers
- 6. The Marriage of Muttuppat̩t̩aṉ
- 7. Conclusions: Death and Ritual Narrative
- Appendix: Temple Plans
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index