LEADER 04137nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910806261003321 005 20240611164352.0 010 $a1-282-06992-6 010 $a9786612069925 010 $a0-226-34055-4 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226340555 035 $a(CKB)1000000000725021 035 $a(EBL)432236 035 $a(OCoLC)368647447 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000237163 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218353 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000237163 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10188942 035 $a(PQKB)10560955 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC432236 035 $a(DE-B1597)535564 035 $a(OCoLC)1055420879 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226340555 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL432236 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10286154 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL206992 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000725021 100 $a19980611d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRethinking India's oral and classical epics $eDraupadi? among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits /$fAlf Hiltebeitel 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aChicago :$cUniversity of Chicago Press,$d1999. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 560 pages) $cillustrations, maps 311 0 $a0-226-34051-1 311 0 $a0-226-34050-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 513-542) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tMaps and Tables --$tPlates --$tAcknowledgments --$tConventions --$t1. Introduction --$t2. Oral Epics --$t3. The Elder Brothers and the Heroes of Paln??u --$t4. The Epic of P?b?j? --$t5. Opening ?lh ? --$t6. The Nine-L?kh Chain --$t7. The Story of K??????a --$t8. Kuruk?etra II --$t9. Time-Routes through the K??????acarita --$t10. Their Name Is Legion --$t11. The Ballad of R?ja Desing --$t12. Barbar?ka, Arav??, K?tt???avar: Furthering the Case of the Severed Head --$t13. The Myth of the Agnivam?a --$t14. Draupad? Becomes Bel?, Bel? Becomes Sat? --$tAbbreviations --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aThroughout India and Southeast Asia, ancient classical epics-the Mahabharata and the Ramayana-continue to exert considerable cultural influence. Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics offers an unprecedented exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. Using his own fieldwork as a starting point, Alf Hiltebeitel analyzes how the oral tradition of the south Indian cult of the goddess Draupadi and five regional martial oral epics compare with one another and tie in with the Sanskrit epics. Drawing on literary theory and cultural studies, he reveals the shared subtexts of the Draupadi cult Mahabharata and the five oral epics, and shows how the traditional plots are twisted and classical characters reshaped to reflect local history and religion. In doing so, Hiltebeitel sheds new light on the intertwining oral traditions of medieval Rajput military culture, Dalits ("former Untouchables"), and Muslims. Breathtaking in scope, this work is indispensable for those seeking a deeper understanding of South Asia's Hindu and Muslim traditions. This work is the third volume in Hiltebeitel's study of the Draupadi cult. Other volumes include Mythologies: From Gingee to Kuruksetra (Volume One), On Hindu Ritual and the Goddess (Volume Two), and Rethinking the Mahabharata (Volume Four). 606 $aRajput (Indic people)$xReligious life 606 $aDalits$zIndia$xReligion 606 $aHinduism$xRelations$xIslam 606 $aIslam$xRelations$xHinduism 615 0$aRajput (Indic people)$xReligious life. 615 0$aDalits$xReligion. 615 0$aHinduism$xRelations$xIslam. 615 0$aIslam$xRelations$xHinduism. 676 $a294.5/923046 676 $a294.513 676 $a294.5923046 676 $a398.20954 700 $aHiltebeitel$b Alf$0712854 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910806261003321 996 $aRethinking India's oral and classical epics$91326605 997 $aUNINA