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020 _a9781138639843
037 _cTextual
040 _aRTL
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084 _aY:351.2 Q2
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100 _aChatterji, Roma
245 _aSpeaking with pictures: folk art and the narrative tradition in India
260 _aNew Delhi
_bRoutledge
_c2012
300 _axxvi, 299p.
_bIncludes bibliography, glossary and index
490 _aCritical Asian studies
520 _aThis book explores visual narratives in folk art, particularly the scroll painting tradition of the patuas of West Bengal and the Pardhan-Gond style of Madhya Pradesh. It foregrounds folk art’s engagement with modernity by re-looking at its figurative modes and the ways in which they are embedded in mythic thought.
650 _aFolk art India
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650 _aArt and mythology
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650 _aGraphic Novel
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