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Love in South Asia : A Cultural History, Hardcover by Orsini, Francesca (EDT), ISBN 0521856787, ISBN-13 9780521856782, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Essays exploring how love has been expressed in the languages and cultures of South Asia.

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Love may be a universal feeling, but culture and language play a crucial role in defining it. This broad-ranging collection explores how the discourses of love have developed in South Asia, with contributions by leading scholars from the worlds of literature, history, anthropology, film studies and political theory.

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Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521856787
ISBN-13
9780521856782
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Author
Francesca Orsini
Publication Name
Love in South Asia : a Cultural History
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Series
University of Cambridge Oriental Publications
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
384 Pages

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9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
25.8 Oz

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Series Volume Number
Series Number 62
Lc Classification Number
Ds339.L68 2006
Reviews
'Those interested in demonstrating to students some of the ways in which 'continuous tradition' works - how it seeps generically 'upward' while percolating 'down' and stretching across time - will recognise this volume as an important contribution.' The Journal of Asian Studies
Table of Content
1. Introduction Francesca Orsini; Part I. Love and Courtliness: 2. The household and the pleasure garden: love and dynastic marriage in the post-Gupta period Daud Ali; 3. If music be the food of love: music, masculinity and eroticism in the Mughal mehfil Katherine B. Brown; Part II. Worldly Love and Mystical Love: 4. The shifting sands of love Christopher Shackle; 5. Love, passion and reason in Faizi's Nal-Daman Muzaffar Alam and Sanjay Subrahmanyam; 6. To die at the hands of love Jeevan S. Deol; Part III. Love and (Colonial) Modernity: 7. Tagore and transformations in the ideal of love Sudipta Kaviraj; 8. The spaces of love and the passing of the seasons Vasudha Dalmia; Part IV. Shifting Paradigms: 9. Love in the time of Parsi theatre Anuradha Kapur; 10. Love letters Francesca Orsini; 11. Love's repertoire: Qurratulain Hyder's Ag ka darya Kumkum Sangari; Part V. Contemporary Lovescapes: 12. Kiss or tell? Declaring love in Hindi films Rachel Dwyer; 13. Love's cup, love's thorn, love's end: the language of prem in Ghatiyali Ann Grodzins Gold; 14. Kidnapping, elopement and abduction: an ethnography of love-marriage in Delhi Perveez Mody.
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Love & Romance, Europe / Renaissance, Asia / India & South Asia
Lccn
2005-022416
Dewey Decimal
954
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, History

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