29.1722, Books: Dangaura Tharu Narratives: Paudyal
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Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 14:27:15
From: Ulrich Lueders [contact at lincom.eu]
Subject: Dangaura Tharu Narratives: Paudyal
Title: Dangaura Tharu Narratives
Subtitle: A Textual Analysis
Series Title: Languages of the World/Text Collections 43
Publication Year: 2018
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
http://www.lincom-shop.eu
Book URL: lincom-shop.eu/LWT-43-Dangaura-Tharu-Narratives-A-Textual-Analysis/en
Author: Krishna Prasad Paudyal
Paperback: ISBN: 9783862888627 Pages: 160 Price: Europe EURO 66.80
Abstract:
Dangaura Tharu Narratives: A Textual Analysis is, as the title suggests, a
collection of three Dangaura Tharu narratives which have been analyzed
linguistically and translated into English. The narratives of this Indo-Aryan
language analyzed here represent two different themes: adventure and social
reformation. The stories “Phuljokhni Rani (A queen who weighs herself with
flower)”, and “Kiranchandra and Gulbagwali” are the narratives of adventure,
whereas “The King and the Carpenter’s Sons” depict a social problem in a
patriarchal society.
The first two stories reflect the worldview of the Tharu people. As presented
in these stories, this ethnic group has great faith in supernatural power and
believes that a person with his knowledge and wisdom can achieve this power.
The protagonists in both stories, who perform different activities which are
beyond the imagination of common people, can be taken as examples. It is still
believed that the Tharu ‘gurau’, the priests, used to possess supernatural
power. They could perform any activity that is required for benevolent
purposes. The protagonist of “Fuljokhni Rani” represents the gurau of this
community.
The next story “The King and the Carpenter’s Sons” represents a patriarchal
society with the theme of gender discrimination. The younger wife of the king
is kicked out of the palace only because she gave birth to a baby girl.
However, the denouement demonstrating the king’s acceptance of his daughter
and wife indicates a possibility of reformation. Thus this analysis can have
multiple uses. As it is a natural text collection and is abundant with
linguistic information, a linguist can use it as an authentic source for
comparative as well as typological studies. Besides, a sociologist or a
student of literature can take it as a representation of Tharu community and
their world view.
Linguistic Field(s): Ling & Literature
Subject Language(s): Tharu, Dangaura (thl)
Written In: English (eng)
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