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King and the Clown in South Indian Myth and Poetry
by Shulman, David Dean
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0691054576
- ISBN 13
- 9780691054575
- Seller
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Washburn, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. A scholarly study of South Indian society, particularly the political order, as seen in literary images in Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit texts. The king must endergo experiences of exile, masquerade, and possession by a clownlike anti-self, all these transformations being integral components of his role. 447 pages, DJ spine ends rubbed (in mylar sleeve).; 7 3/4 x 9 3/4
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- Bookseller
- Chequamegon Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9132
- Title
- King and the Clown in South Indian Myth and Poetry
- Author
- Shulman, David Dean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0691054576
- ISBN 13
- 9780691054575
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton NJ
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- INDIA, MYTH, POETRY, Medieval Indian History 0-691-05457-6 Folklore
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folklore;
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