What The Sister Knew: A South Indian Folk Epic from the Sister’s Point of View

This essay looks beneath the surface of the "Annanmar Katai," a major folk epic from Tamilnadu, to discover how the lone female in a set of three siblings leads a life very different from that of her two elder brothers. In the absence of their parents, these men enjoy their life as twin ru...

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Main Author: Beck, Brenda E. F. 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2014
In: Religious studies and theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-92
Further subjects:B Celatta
B Tamil epic
B Śiva
B brother-sister relationship
B Kinship
B South Indian religious life
B Annanmar Katai
B sibling bonds
B Sibling rivalry
B folk epic
B Pārvatī
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