Anecdotes in the Varakari Kirtana folk tradition of Maharastra. (Beiträge zur Indologie; band 47) by Dadhe, Kasturi - 2012

Harrassowitz, 2012. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. In a doctoral dissertation in Indiology at the Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany (no date noted), Dadhe analyzes in detail the content of a typical Varakari kirtana religious folk music performance, with a special focus on the anecdotes narrated during it. He has compiled, translated, and analyzed 180 anecdotes to provide a perspective on how a philosophical discourse/performance can function, and the tools that it uses for effective communication with the audience. They are arranged in thematic sections, such as public and average life, religious didactics, nature, the human body, and kings and legends. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. (2012 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)