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The Artisans of Banaras: Popular Culture and Identity, 1880-1986
By (Author) Nita Kumar
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
30th May 2017
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Hardback
306
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
595g
Nita Kumar offers an evocative and sensitive portrayal of rarely explored aspects of Hindu culture through her analysis of the way leisure time is used by Hindu and Muslim artisans of Banaras--the weavers, metalworkers, and woodworkers. Music, festivals, the place of physical culture, and the importance of going "to the outer side" all are examined