Casting kings
bards and Indian modernity
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Author
Publication
2006 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
56,500 words, Guess
Page Count
226 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3415590M
- ISBN-139780195304343
- ISBN-100195304349
- OCLC Control Number62281867
- OCLC Control Numbercastingkingsbard00snod
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005031798
- LibraryThing7213715
- Goodreads2565303
Classifications
- DDC305.5/122/0954
- LCCHT720 .S55 2006
Description
Based on anthropological fieldwork in the Indian state of Rajasthan, the author explores the manner in which semi-nomadic performers known as Bhats understand caste hierarchies. He demonstrates how the ability to cleverly rework and sabotage lingering caste inequalities forms the basis for Bhat claims to status in contemporary India.
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