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6. "This Is Our Story": A Chhattisgarhi Epic Candainī
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Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations and Maps ix
- Foreword xi
- Preface xiii
- Note on Transliteration xxiii
- I. Introduction: Region, Repertoire, and Genre 1
- 2. Soaking the Goddess, Celebrating Friendship Bhojalī 26
- 3. Brave Daughters, Bound Kings: A Female Tradition of Reversal Ḍālkhāī 50
- 4. Land of Wealth, Land of Famine: The "Parrot Dance" in Ritual and Narrative Suā Nāc 77
- 5. Joining Verse to Verse: Professional Storytelling and Individual Creativity Kathānī Kūhā 104
- 6. "This Is Our Story": A Chhattisgarhi Epic Candainī 131
- 7. Paṇḍvānī Heroines, Chhattisgarhi Daughters Paṇḍvānī 156
- 8. Conclusion: Shifting Boundaries of Genre and Community 177
- The Song of Subanbali 189
- Kathānī Kūhā: Of Friendship, Love, and Memory 252
- Sample Transcriptions of Performance Texts 325
- Glossary 333
- Bibliography 337
- Index 345
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations and Maps ix
- Foreword xi
- Preface xiii
- Note on Transliteration xxiii
- I. Introduction: Region, Repertoire, and Genre 1
- 2. Soaking the Goddess, Celebrating Friendship Bhojalī 26
- 3. Brave Daughters, Bound Kings: A Female Tradition of Reversal Ḍālkhāī 50
- 4. Land of Wealth, Land of Famine: The "Parrot Dance" in Ritual and Narrative Suā Nāc 77
- 5. Joining Verse to Verse: Professional Storytelling and Individual Creativity Kathānī Kūhā 104
- 6. "This Is Our Story": A Chhattisgarhi Epic Candainī 131
- 7. Paṇḍvānī Heroines, Chhattisgarhi Daughters Paṇḍvānī 156
- 8. Conclusion: Shifting Boundaries of Genre and Community 177
- The Song of Subanbali 189
- Kathānī Kūhā: Of Friendship, Love, and Memory 252
- Sample Transcriptions of Performance Texts 325
- Glossary 333
- Bibliography 337
- Index 345