About this title: Throughout Indian history, many authors and performers have produced, and many patrons have supported, diverse tellings of the story of the exiled prince Rama, who rescues his abducted wife by battling the demon king who has imprisoned her. The contributors to this volume focus on these "many" "Ramayanas." While most scholars continue to rely on Valmiki's Sanskrit "Ramayana" as the authoritative version of the tale, the contributors to this volume do not. Their essays demonstrate the multivocal nature of the "Ramayana" by highlighting its variations according to historical period, ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780520075894ISBN:0520075897
Description: New. Throughout Indian history, many authors and performers have produced, and many patrons have supported, diverse tellings of the story of the exiled prince Rama, who rescues his abducted wife by battling the demon king who has imprisoned her. The contr... read more
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