Kottarathil Sankunni's Lore, legends and folktales from Kerala : selections from Aithihyamala
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TextPublication details: Kottayam DC Books 2020Description: 599 p. illustrationsISBN: 9788194834885Uniform titles: Aitihyamāla Subject(s): Legends | TalesDDC classification: 398.22 Summary: If the West and the Arab land offers us Aesop’s fables and Thousand and one Nights, we offer them tales from Panchatantra and Jataka and Aitihyamala. A legendary linkto our past, never has there been a compilation like this, each story peopled by gods, goddesses — benevolent as well as malicious; kings, queens — just, devout and even foolish; magnanimous bandits, Midas like medics, formidable sorcerers, mighty elephants, and many more. Myths, legends, folklore, life histories, real life accounts, and the fantastic come alive in the pages of Lore Legends and Folktales from Kerala, which is a selection of the finest seventy-five stories.
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Includes index.
If the West and the Arab land offers us Aesop’s fables and Thousand and one Nights, we offer them tales from Panchatantra and Jataka and Aitihyamala. A legendary linkto our past, never has there been a compilation like this, each story peopled by gods, goddesses — benevolent as well as malicious; kings, queens — just, devout and even foolish; magnanimous bandits, Midas like medics, formidable sorcerers, mighty elephants, and many more. Myths, legends, folklore, life histories, real life accounts, and the fantastic come alive in the pages of Lore Legends and Folktales from Kerala, which is a selection of the finest seventy-five stories.
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