Vedic voices: intimate narratives of living Andhra traditions

Four generations of ten families in the Godavari Delta of coastal Andhra speak about their lives; ancestral lineages; decisions as Yajur Veda pandits, wives, and children; and ways of coping with an avalanche of changes in modern India. They are virtually unrecognized survivors of a 3,700-year-old o...

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Main Author: Knipe, David M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford University Press 2015
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Further subjects:B Hindu civilization History Sources
B Hindu civilization ; History ; Sources
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Parallel Edition:Print version: 9780199397686

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