Nectar Gaze and Poison Breath: An Analysis and Translation of the Rajasthani Oral Narrative of Devnarayan (South Asia Research)

this Book Offers A Detailed Study Of The Oral Narrative Of Shri Devnarayan Along With The First English Translation Of This Popular Rajasthani Folk Narrative. The Narrative Extolling The Deeds Of Lord Devnarayan Is Performed By Itinerant Singers During All Night Vigils In Front Of A 9-meter Long, Elaborately Painted Cloth Scroll That Depicts Scenes And Characters From The Story. Aditya Malik Uses The Narrative To Explore And Ask A Range Of Innovative Questions Relevant To The Study Of Indian Folk Culture And Hinduism As A Whole: How Is Orality Conceptualized And Practiced? What Is The Relationship Between Spoken And Visual Signs? How Do Devnarayan's Devotees Create Multiple Discourses Concerning Religion, Community, And History Within And Though The Medium Of The Narrative? Malik's Analysis Suggests That The Narrative Provides A Framework For Establishing Linkages Between Different Communities, Past And Present, Spoken Word And Visual Image, As Well As Contending Religious Ideologies. His Interpretation Is Interspersed With Excerpts From Interviews With Devotees And Singers, Other Tales And Texts, And Observations From His Field Research That Together Invoke The Worlds Created By The Narrative. Contents......Page 29 Analysis......Page 31 1 Introduction......Page 33 2 Verbal Narrative......Page 40 3 Visual Narrative......Page 67 4 Textual Narrative......Page 85 5 Historical Narrative......Page 122 6 Social Narrative......Page 147 7 Divine Testimony......Page 166 Translation......Page 203 Line Drawing of Par......Page 527 Notes......Page 535 B......Page 563 C......Page 564 J......Page 565 N......Page 566 S......Page 567 Y......Page 568 Bibliography......Page 569 C......Page 575 L......Page 576 R......Page 577 Z......Page 578 Offers a study of "Devnarayan ki par", along with an English translation of this Rajasthani oral narrative. Using the narrative, this book explores a range of questions relevant to the study of Indian folk culture and Hinduism as a whole: how is orality conceptualized and practiced? What is the relationship between spoken and visual signs?