Folklores of India Texts and Contexts
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Author: | Edited by Saurabh Kumar Singh |
Binding: | Hardbound |
Language: | English |
Year: | 2024 |
Pages: | 100 |
Published On: | 11th February 2024 |
Subject: | Anthropology and Sociology/Society,Folklore and Social customs |
About the Book
Folklores have always been a significant and vital part of human culture and civilisation. Folklores also serve as powerful tools to enkindle the spirit of cultural plurality, integrity, and solidarity to forge a newer and energised sense of cultural consciousness. This anthology engages with rich treasures of Indian folklores embedded in a plethora of cultural practices, rituals, and folktales. It brings to the fore a wide range of folkloric heritage of traditions, customs, festivals, and observances of states like West Bengal, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Northeast (Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim), Bihar, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand, etc. Strongly grounded in the 'local' traditions and sensibilities, this anthology explores the troves of folkways that are essential for evolving societies. A close-up portrait of the kaleidoscopic nature of folklore will bring forth a sense of vigour and vitality, a sense of 'sharing' and 'continuing' to readers.