King and the Clown in South Indian Myth and Poetry
by David Dean Shulman
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- ISBN 10
- 0691008345
- ISBN 13
- 9780691008349
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Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 1985. 1st pbk. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 447 pages. 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. Record # 380695
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 380695
- Title
- King and the Clown in South Indian Myth and Poetry
- Author
- David Dean Shulman
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st pbk
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0691008345
- ISBN 13
- 9780691008349
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton NJ
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Social Sciences, Anthropology, , .
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