About this title: "In Quest of Indian Folktales" publishes for the first time a collection of northern Indian folktales from the late 19th century. Reputedly the work of William Crooke, a well-known folklorist and British colonial official, the tales were actually collected, selected, and translated by a certain Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube. In 1996, Sadhana Naithani ...
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780253345448ISBN:0253345448
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780253345448ISBN:0253345448
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Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: Orient Blackswan, Hyderabad
Date Published: 2009
Description: New. pp. 330. As New. Contents Preface. Acknowledgements. I. The quest 1. Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube and William Crooke. 2. The golden manuscripts. 3. Crooke Chaube and colonial folkloristics 1868 1914. 4. Post colonial conclusions. II. Tales from the manuscripts of Chaube and Crooke 1. Colors of life. 2. So wise some women are. 3. Magical mind. 4. Corrective measures. Appendix Aarne Thompson tale type index numbers. Glossary of Indian terms within tales. Bibliography. Indexes i. Contributors of ... read more
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