In Praise of Death

In Praise of Death History and Poetry in Medieval Marwar (South Asia) - LUP Dissertaties

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Publisher's Synopsis

Documents the historical and religious meaning of battle death in the desert regions of India and Pakistan. By describing the different degrees of narrative importance that poets attached to battle-death, the author suggests fresh ways of interpreting the region's warlike past.

Book information

ISBN: 9789087280444
Publisher: Leiden University Press
Imprint: Leiden University Press
Pub date:
Number of pages: 376
Weight: 651g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 19mm