A carnival of parting : the tales of King Bharthari and King Gopi Chand as sung and told by Madhu Natisar Nath of Ghatiyali, Rajasthan /
Madhu Natisar Nath is a Rajasthani farmer with no formal schooling. He is also a singer, a musician, and a storyteller. At the center of A Carnival of Parting are Madhu Nath's oral performances of two linked tales about the legendary Indian kings, Bharthari of Ujjain and Gopi Chand of Bengal. B...
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Berkeley :
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Table of Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Note on Transcription and Transliteration
- 1. Madhu Nath and His Performance
- 2. Naths or Jogis in North India
- 3. Naths in Folklore and the Folklore of the Naths
- Part One: Bharthari's Birth Story
- Part Two: Bharthari's Detachment
- Part Three: The Guru's Lesson
- Part One: Gopi Chand's Birth Story
- Part Two: Gopi Chand Begs from Queen Patam De
- Part Three: Gopi Chand's Journey to Bengal
- Part Four: Instruction from Gorakh Nath
- Afterword: Politics, Love, Death, and Destiny
- Appendix One. The Language of the Bard
- Appendix Two. Proper Nouns Transliterated
- References
- Index
