Sri Devnarayan Katha

by Editor.Aditya Malik

Sri Devnarayan Katha is an oral narrative extolling the life and deeds of Sri Devnarayan a widely venerated deity of Rajasthan.The Katha provides a fascinating insight into the elaborate and richly complex social history of Sri Devanarayan and his devotees.While providing insightful descriptions on how perfotmances are conducted and who the performers are, the introductory chapter of this book (provided in English as well as in Hindi) raises a wide range of innovative issues pertinent to our contemporary understanding of verbal arts and oral traditions.About The AuthorAditya Malik received his PhD in the History of Religions of South Asia from the University of Heidelberg in 1990.His interest covers pilgrimage,oral traditions,multinedia and cultural studies.His publications include a monograph on the pilgrimage of Pushkar and a forthcoming study and translation of the narrative of Sri Devnarayan (Oxford University Press, New York, in Press).