South Asian Folklore: An EncyclopediaPeter Claus, Sarah Diamond, Margaret Mills With 600 signed, alphabetically organized articles covering the entirety of folklore in South Asia, this new resource includes countries and regions, ethnic groups, religious concepts and practices, artistic genres, holidays and traditions, and many other concepts. A preface introduces the material, while a comprehensive index, cross-references, and black and white illustrations round out the work. The focus on south Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with short survey articles on Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, and various diaspora communities. This unique reference will be invaluable for collections serving students, scholars, and the general public. |
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Afghan Afghanistan Andhra Pradesh areas Asian auspicious Balochi Balochistan Bangladesh bangles Bengal bhūta birth Brahman Brahui British Buddhist California Press called caste celebrated central century C.E. ceremony chapbooks crafts culture cycle dance deities Delhi demon devotional Dhaka divine drum epic ethnic example female festival film folklore folktales gender genre goddess gods groups Gujarat hero Hindi Hindu images Islam Jain Karnataka Kerala king Krsna language legends līlā literature Mahābhārata Maharashtra male marriage masks mosque Muslim myths Nāga narrative Nepal North oral paintings Pakistan Pashtun performance Persian pilgrimage play poetry popular practices pūjā Punjab Purāṇa Rajasthan Rāma Rāmāyaṇa References region religion religious rice rites ritual sacred saints Sanskrit shrines singers singing Sinhala Śiva social songs South Asia South India Sri Lanka story style subcontinent Sufi sung symbolic Tamil Nadu temple texts tion traditions tribal University Press Urdu village wedding women worship