The banyan tree : essays on early literature in new Indo-Aryan languages : proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Early Literature in New Indo-Aryan Languages, Venice, 1997
The articles in this volume mainly deal with the literary works of the period from the 13th to the 18th/19th centuries with a peep into the 20th century, the articles provide an overview of the interplay between different cultures born on or brought to the Indian soil and of the intermingling of high and folk cultures
Print Book, English, 2000
Manohar Publishers & Distributors ; Università degli studi di Venezia, Dipartimento di studi eurasiatici, New Delhi, Venezia, 2000
Conference papers and proceedings
2 volumes (xiii, 645 pages) : illustrations ; 22 cm
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VOLUME 1 -- Preface; Part I. Hindu-Muslim Cultural Synthesis in North India & Sind: Qazi Qadan: A Pioneer Sindhi Poet; Part II. Urdu Drama & Poetry at The Muslim Courts: Heteroglossia in Amanats Indar Sabha; Part III. Modern Indian Ismailism: Historical & Religious Debates amongst Indian Ismailis 1840-1920; Part IV. Social Values & Modes of Devotion in Bengal: Textual Confrontations with Female Transgression in the Behula Legend; Part V. Modes of Transmission of Religion in Gujarat: Barahakkhara-kakka of Mahacandra Muni; Part VI. Religious & Literary Traditions in Maharashtra & the Konkan: Jnanadevas Six-handed God Ganesa. VOLUME 2 -- Part VII. Mahabharata Tradition in The Vernaculars: A Narrative Poets View of his Material: Visnudass Introduction to his Brajbhasa Pandav-carit (AD 1435); Part VIII. Krsna Cult in the Braj Region a New Appraisal: Little Krsnas Play with the Moon; Part IX. Bhakti in Rajasthan: Kabir & Mirabai in Folk Traditions of Western Rajasthan: Meghwal & Manganiyar Repertoires; Textual & Oral Transmission: A Vajrasuci in Hindi; Secularization of Religious Motifs in the Eighteenth Century: Mundane & Divine Love in Anandghans Poetry: An eighteenth Century Literary Debate; Part XII. The Ritual & the Popular Two Ways of Interpreting Devotion in Modern Times: Devotional Poetry in Performance: Samajagayana at the Temple of Sri Radharamana in Vrindaban; Index.