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Mondays on the Dark Night of the Moon: Himalayan Foothill Folktales

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Mondays on the Dark Night of the Moon: Himalayan Foothill Folktales - Narayan, Kirin, and Sood, Urmila Devi
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Narayan presents 21 stories learned and told orally by one woman, Urmila Devi, in Kangra, North India. Included are stories told for worship and stories told for entertainment. In the process of recounting the stories, Narayan brings to life her friendship with the storyteller, and also offers important arguments about oral traditions and performance, as well as about North Indian families and folklore.

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Mondays on the Dark Night of the Moon: Himalayan Foothill Folktales 1997, Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780195103496

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Mondays on the Dark Night of the Moon: Himalayan Foothill Folktales 1997, Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780195103489

Hardcover