Casting kings: bards and Indian modernity/
Snodgrass, Jeffrey G.
Casting kings: bards and Indian modernity/ Jeffrey G. Snodgrass - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. - xxii, 226 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Introduction : caste fictions --
Cast of characters : setting the Rajasthani stage --
Obscene jesters : Bhambhi "Little Kings" in the economy of Bhat praise-singing --
Venture funambulists : composing kings in old and new Rajasthan --
The enduring power of praise-abuse : Bhat Admen in modern times --
Conclusion : making history.
0195307755
India--Rajasthan
Caste
Bhats
305.512209 / SNO/C
Casting kings: bards and Indian modernity/ Jeffrey G. Snodgrass - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. - xxii, 226 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Introduction : caste fictions --
Cast of characters : setting the Rajasthani stage --
Obscene jesters : Bhambhi "Little Kings" in the economy of Bhat praise-singing --
Venture funambulists : composing kings in old and new Rajasthan --
The enduring power of praise-abuse : Bhat Admen in modern times --
Conclusion : making history.
0195307755
India--Rajasthan
Caste
Bhats
305.512209 / SNO/C