About this title: While the "standard" version of the Ramayana is a 14th-century Sanskrit text by Valmiki, the diversity and adaptability of this narrative are extraordinary. Many regions and languages have their own versions of the tale that they consider authoritative. In addition, the basic tale of the Ramayana is continually adapted to new contexts, forms, and media. It is, in one form or another, read, recited, sung, danced, and acted. Yet the vast majority of scholarship on the Ramayana has dealt exclusively with the textual editions, and mainly with Valmiki's Sanskrit version. In this volume, ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 9/30/2004
ISBN-13:9780195168334ISBN:019516833X
Description: Fine. 019516833X Like new and Unread! Text is clean and unmarked! Has a publishers mark. May have minor shelf wear from storage. --Be Sure to Compare Seller Engine Feedback and Ratings Before Purchasing— read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780195168327ISBN:0195168321
Description: Hardback, without dustwrapper. In almost as new condition. ISBN 0195168321 Contents include: “Resisting Rama: Dharmic Debates on Gender and Hierarchy and the Work of Valmiki Ramayana”; “Ramayana Textual Traditions in Eastern India”; “Why Can't a Shudra Perform Asceticism? Sambuka in Three Modern South Indian Plays”; “Only You: The Wedding of Rama and Sita, Past and Present” etc., etc. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York:
Date Published: 2004.
ISBN-13:9780195168327ISBN:0195168321
Description: Very Good. 378 pages with black & white illustrations. Fourteen leading scholars present the latest in Ramayana scholarship, examining the epic tale in its myriad contexts throughout South and Southeast Asia. They explore the role the narrative plays in societies as varied as India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. The essays also expand the understanding of the "text" to include nonverbal renditions of the epic, with particular attention to the complex ways such retellings change the way ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York:
Date Published: 2004.
ISBN-13:9780195168327ISBN:0195168321
Description: Very Good. 378 pages with black & white illustrations. Fourteen leading scholars present the latest in Ramayana scholarship, examining the epic tale in its myriad contexts throughout South and Southeast Asia. They explore the role the narrative plays in societies as varied as India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. The essays also expand the understanding of the "text" to include nonverbal renditions of the epic, with particular attention to the complex ways such retellings change the way ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780195168334ISBN:019516833X
Description: New. Fourteen leading Ramayana scholars examine the epic in its myriad contexts throughout South and Southeast Asia. They explore the role the narrative plays in societies as varied as India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. This volume will be useful fo... read more
Description: PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Print on demand title. D elivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). While the "standard" version of the Ramayana is a 14th-century Sanskrit text by Valmiki, the diversity and adaptability of this narrative are extraordinary. Many regions and languages have their own versions of the tale ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780195168334ISBN:019516833X
Description: New. The Ramayana is one of India's foundational epics, and it demonstrates a continuing power to influence social, religious, cultural, and political life. Brought to textual life in Sanskrit by the legendary "first poet, " Valmiki, over the ensuing centu... read more
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