Folklore & Mythology
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Psycho-Cultural Analysis of Folklore, is a Commemoration Volume presented to Prof. Alan Dundes, a renowned Folklorist in the world on his birth Anniversary falling on 83 years (8th September 1934) These articles in other way serve as garland of flowers to decor Prof. Alan Dundes; A great scholar in Folklore Srudies. There are more than 45 articles shedding light on Folklore world wide. This prestigious volume contains a wide spectrum of research articles covering ...
Folklore Studies in the Current Globalization is a Festschrift presented to Prof. N. Bhakthavathsala Reddy, a renowned Folklorist and good administrator on his birthday fslling on 69 Years (01.07.1948). This prestigious volume contains a wide spectrum of elite research papers covering Folklore, literature and culture by renowned authors. It undoubtedly becomes an important source of information and reference book for History, Culture, Folklore and Tribal lore for ...
Tribal Songs, Ballads and Oral Epics of Bastar, is a study that is perhaps the first of its kind. Folk songs/poetry in Bastar has hitherto been viewed from th perspective fo anthropology and/ or history. No one yet is known to have examined the socio-religious songs/poetry of the tribes in Bastar from the perspective of literary criticism. This is a new turf for studies on tribal societies in India, and to that extent this book breaks new ground and sets new ...
The tribal culture of India and their traditions and practices pervade almost all of the aspects of Indian culture and civilization. One has to love tribal culture in India to understand the uniqueness of their culture. Warm hospitality, simple ways of living and sincere judgment of the opinions are some of the traits that mark the tribal cultures of India. Their custom depicts their belief in simplicity. Most of the tribes in India have their own gods and ...
This collection of essays emphasises on the depth and intricacy of functions and innovative acts inherent in folklore. It focuses on the current trends of folklore scholarship in an attempt to show that human behaviour and cultural expression can be extracted and synthesised from verbal data as well as artifacts that form the folklore culture of a people. With examples from different religious and cultural traditions that involve references to the Ramayana, ...
India is a land of myriad culture and people. Its culture has been nursed not only by its long history, geography and demography, but by its ancient heritage of bygone eras. Though India’s languages, religions, dance, music, architecture, etc. differ from place to place within the country but nevertheless possess commonality.India has a rich tradition of folk-culture throwing light on the life cycle and the attitudes of the folk toward their own ...
India is a multireligious, multiethnic, multicultural and multilingual country and is a best example of unity in diversity. Communal harmony is a necessary requisite for all-round development of the country. India has had the legacy of communal harmony. But recently some vested interests have come up inflaming religious fundamentalism. Thus in the recent past we have come across many serious communal riots in different pasts of the ...
