Gender and Genre in the Folklore of Middle India

By:

Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Myth and Poetics

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In Gender and Genre in the Folklore of Middle India, Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger analyzes six representative Indian folklore genres from a single regional repertoire to show the influence of their intertextual relations on the composition and interpretation of artistic performance. Placing special emphasis on women's rituals, she looks at the relationship between the framework and organization of indigenous genres and the reception of folklore performance. The regional repertoire under examination presents a strikingly female-centered world. Female performers and characters are active, articulate, and frequently challenge or defy expectations of gender. Men also confound traditional gender roles. Flueckiger includes the translations of two full performance texts of narratives sung by female and male storytellers respectively.

Author Biography:

Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger is Professor of Religion and Director of the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University. She is the author of books including When the World Becomes Female: Possibilities of a South Indian Goddess and Everyday Hinduism.

Release date NZ

August 15th, 2018

Author

Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

424

Series

Myth and Poetics

Dimensions

152x229x25

ISBN-13

9781501727832

Product ID

27682585

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