Maithil Women's Tales Storytelling on the Nepal-India Border |
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| Author:
| Davis, Coralynn V. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-03842-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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Constrained by traditions restricting their movements and speech, the Maithil women of Nepal and India have long explored individual and collective life experiences by sharing stories with one another. Sometimes fantastical, sometimes including a kind of magical realism, these tales allow women to build community through a deeply personal and ......
Constrained by traditions restricting their movements and speech, the Maithil women of Nepal and India have long explored individual and collective life experiences by sharing stories with one another. Sometimes fantastical, sometimes including a kind of magical realism, these tales allow women to build community through a deeply personal and ......