Saints Scoundrels And Storytellers
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Author |
: Kirin Narayan |
Publisher |
: Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
Total Pages |
: 308 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: 8120810023 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9788120810020 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Storytellers, saints and scoundrels by : Kirin Narayan
At home, amid rituals, and in the company of Gurus, Hindu teachings are largely conveyed through stories. Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels focuses on the folk narratives related with zest and humor by one old Swamiji to the varie groups that gather during the darshan hours. Kirin Narayan brings the tools of anthropology, folklore and literary criticism to bear on these tales and asks: them such a compelling vehicle for religious teachings? The stories reproduced here reveal the varied faces of the ascetic in the Hindu imagination: potentially a wise saint, he may well be a scoundrel intent on duping disciples.
Author |
: Kirin Narayan |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 478 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:65513019 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Saints, scoundrels and storytellers by : Kirin Narayan
Author |
: Kirin Narayan |
Publisher |
: University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages |
: 301 |
Release |
: 2011-11-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780812205831 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0812205839 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels by : Kirin Narayan
Swamiji, a Hindu holy man, is the central character of Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels. He reclines in a deck chair in his modern apartment in western India, telling subtle and entertaining folk narratives to his assorted gatherings. Among the listeners is Kirin Narayan, who knew Swamiji when she was a child in India and who has returned from America as an anthropologist. In her book Narayan builds on Swamiji's tales and his audiences' interpretations to ask why religious teachings the world over are so often couched in stories. For centuries, religious teachers from many traditions have used stories to instruct their followers. When Swamiji tells a story, the local barber rocks in helpless laughter, and a sari-wearing French nurse looks on enrapt. Farmers make decisions based on the tales, and American psychotherapists take notes that link the storytelling to their own practices. Narayan herself is a key character in this ethnography. As both a local woman and a foreign academic, she is somewhere between participant and observer, reacting to the nuances of fieldwork with a sensitivity that only such a position can bring. Each story s reproduced in its evocative performance setting. Narayan supplements eight folk narratives with discussions of audience participation and response as well as relevant Hindu themes. All these stories focus on the complex figure of the Hindu ascetic and so sharpen our understanding of renunciation and gurus in South Asia. While Storytellers, Saints, and Scoundrels raises provocative theoretical issues, it is also a moving human document. Swamiji, with his droll characterizations, inventive mind, and generous spirit, is a memorable character. The book contributes to a growing interdisciplinary literature on narrative. It will be particularly valuable to students and scholars of anthropology, folklore, performance studies, religions, and South Asian studies.
Author |
: Kirin Narayan |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 420 |
Release |
: 1987 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:C2925949 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Saints, Scoundrels and Storytellers by : Kirin Narayan
Author |
: Dr. Benjamin Wiker |
Publisher |
: EWTN Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 2017-12-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781682780282 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1682780287 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Saints vs. Scoundrels by : Dr. Benjamin Wiker
In Saints vs. Scoundrels Dr. Benjamin Wiker invites you to interact not just with the ideas that have shaped history, but with the people who created and spread those ideas. In this collection of lively and imaginative conversations between the great truth-tellers and the great error-peddlers of history, you will come to appreciate the personalities behind the “Great Conversation” that has shaped western civilization. Jean-Jacques Rousseau vs. St. Augustine. Machiavelli vs. St. Francis. Ayn Rand vs. Flannery O’Connor. These people may have never met in real life, but the ideas they represent and the movements they started have interacted throughout history and shaped our present. And so how fascinating would it be if they had ever shared a living room? This is the question Dr. Wiker answers with deep research and dynamic storytelling. Enjoy this unique opportunity to join the conversation!
Author |
: Carey Wallace |
Publisher |
: Workman Publishing Company |
Total Pages |
: 255 |
Release |
: 2020-03-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781523503940 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1523503947 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Stories of the Saints by : Carey Wallace
Performing Miracles. Facing Wild Lions. Confronting Demons. Transforming the World. From Augustine to Mother Teresa, officially canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta, discover seventy of the best-known and best-loved saints and read their riveting stories. Meet Joan of Arc, whose transcendent faith compelled her to lead an army when the king’s courage failed. Francis of Assisi, whose gentleness tamed a man-eating wolf. Valentine, a bishop in the time of ancient Rome, who spoke so often of Christ’s love that his saint’s day, February 12, has been associated with courtly love since the Middle Ages. St. Thomas Aquinas, the great teacher. Peter Claver, who cared for hundreds of thousands of people on slave ships after their voyage as captives. And Bernadette, whose vision of Mary instructed her to dig the spring that became the healing waters of Lourdes. Each saint is illustrated in a dramatic and stylized full-color portrait, and included in every entry are the saint’s dates, location, emblems, feast days, and patronage. Taken together, these stories create a rich, inspiring, and entertaining history of faith and courage. For kids age 10 and up. A perfect gift for Confirmation.
Author |
: Joe Nocera |
Publisher |
: Penguin Group |
Total Pages |
: 305 |
Release |
: 2011-08-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781591844396 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1591844398 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis Good Guys and Bad Guys by : Joe Nocera
The greatest columns and profiles by the bestselling coauthor of All the Devils Are Here. What's it like to be a top tobacco executive when your kid asks you about smoking? How did a young liberal arts major become the hottest tech-stock analyst of the '90s, and why did he self-destruct? How did one family's dysfunction change the media landscape? Some people think business journalism is all about balance sheets, income statements, and earnings per share. But if you want to answer the really interesting questions-about heroes and hucksters, visionaries and madmen, and other larger-than-life characters-you need a reporter like Joe Nocera. For more than twenty-five years Nocera has shed new light on the giants of the business world-Warren Buffett, T. Boone Pickens, Bob Nardelli-as well as on the less famous but equally fascinating. He builds stories around their motivations, personalities, and deepest characters. And instead of just pigeonholing them as good guys or bad guys, he explores the gray areas in between.
Author |
: Robin Phillips |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 355 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1591281040 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781591281047 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Saints and Scoundrels from King Herod to Solzhenitsyn by : Robin Phillips
Author |
: Maddison Michaels |
Publisher |
: Entangled: Amara |
Total Pages |
: 417 |
Release |
: 2018-02-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781640633438 |
ISBN-13 |
: 164063343X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Devilish Duke by : Maddison Michaels
The notorious “Devil Duke” of Huntington needs a woman—and not just any woman. His fortune depends on him wooing one of the most eccentric bluestockings of the ton within the month, or else he can kiss his hard-earned wealth goodbye. Which is a challenge for any gentleman, let alone one who believes that love is a wasted emotion and marriage (at best) an inconvenience. So it’s hardly a surprise that Lady Sophie Wolcott seems unmoved by his charms and attention... Sophie’s beloved orphanage is in imminent danger, and she will do anything to save it. Even if it means marrying a ruthless rake who takes what he wants in business and in pleasure. But while the Devil Duke is everything Sophie’s always feared, she can’t quite resist just how much she yearns for the scoundrel’s very touch... But the duke has enemies. And as a malevolent shadow from the duke’s past emerges, Sophie’s life—and heart—may depend on the devil she knows. Each book in the Saints & Scoundrels series is STANDALONE: * The Devilish Duke * The Elusive Earl * The Sinful Scot
Author |
: Tracy Pintchman |
Publisher |
: SUNY Press |
Total Pages |
: 262 |
Release |
: 2005-08-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0791465950 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780791465950 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Guests at God's Wedding by : Tracy Pintchman
A fascinating look at women’s rituals honoring the god Krishna.