{"product_id":"south-asian-folklore-9780313331930","title":"South Asian Folklore","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides an introduction to folklore from South Asia, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. This volume presents an overview of the cultural background of South Asia. It then examines different types of folklore and the difficulties of defining and classifying folklore genres.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis useful if not exhaustive guide to South Asian folklore is not a reference work in the sense that it should be consulted for specific information; rather, it is more practical for long-term study. A complementary resource would be Routledge's \u003ci\u003eSouth Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). Considering the scarcity of material on the subject, libraries that cannot afford the Routledge book-as well as libraries already owning it-would do well buying this one. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eKorom addresses the topic from several theoretical perspectives…The volume has a central section of examples and texts from all regions and linguistic areas of India that is both instructive and highly enjoyable….This book can be a supplementary reader for courses in Asian religions from high school through college, and can be read profitably by advanced scholars as well. * September *\u003cbr\u003e[A] useful initiation into South Asian folklore for students of South Asia as well as of folklore, and conveys the richness and diversity of the subject in the limited space available. In parts, it also addresses the broader aim expressed in the introduction: to interest advanced scholars from Euro-America and South Asia in a dialogue, bridging theoretical and comparative concerns of the former with the latter's concerns of collection and preservation. * Journal of Folklore Research *\u003cbr\u003eWritten for high school students and general readers….[a] comprehensive handbook divided into five chapters, including an introduction, definitions and classifications, examples and texts, scholarship and approaches, and contexts….Although \u003ci\u003eSouth Asian Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e is written for people with no folklore background, specialists will appreciate the value of this comprehensive study. * Multicultural Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction \u003cb\u003eTwo\u003c\/b\u003e Definitions and Classifications \u003cb\u003eThree\u003c\/b\u003e Examples and Texts \u003cb\u003eFour\u003c\/b\u003e Scholarship and Approaches \u003cb\u003eFive\u003c\/b\u003e Contexts \u003ci\u003eGlossary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWeb Resources\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767363371351,"sku":"9780313331930","price":52.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780313331930.jpg?v=1758713054","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/south-asian-folklore-9780313331930","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}