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Riddles of Belonging: India in Translation and Other Tales of Possession Christi A. Merrill
Riddles of Belonging: India in Translation and Other Tales of Possession
Christi A. Merrill
Can the subaltern joke? This book answers by invoking riddling, oral-based fictions from Hindi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, and Urdu that dare to laugh at what traditions often keep hidden-whether spouse abuse, ethnic violence, or the uncertain legacies of a divinely wrought sex change.
304 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 15, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780823229550 |
| Publishers | Fordham University Press |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 33 mm · 680 g |