Folklore of the Santal Parganas, Vol. 1


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(3.9 étoiles; 15 critiques)

This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its preface implies, this collection is intended to give an unadulterated view of a culture through its folklore. It contains a variety of stories about different aspects of life, including family and marriage, religion, and work. In this first volume, taken from Part I, each story is centered around a particular human character. These range from the charmingly clever (as the character, The Oilman, in the story, "The Oilman and His Sons"), to the tragically comical (as the character, Jhore, in the story "Bajun and Jhore"). In later parts, the stories will focus on other subjects, including spirits, animals, and legends from this culture. (3 hr 6 min)

Chapitres

Preface 7:33 Lu par Maria Celano
Bajun and Jhore 7:50 Lu par Westwinds12
Anuwa and His Mother 4:59 Lu par Westwinds12
Ledha and the Leopard 8:12 Lu par Westwinds12
Cruel Stepmother, The 11:17 Lu par Victoria Grace
Karmu and Dharmu 10:25 Lu par Kirk Thomas
The Jealous Stepmother 2:56 Lu par Heather Lambert
The Pious Woman 3:32 Lu par Justin S Barrett
The Wise Daughter-in-Law 3:15 Lu par vanrose
The Oilman and His Sons 3:12 Lu par mducky2
The Girl Who Found Helpers 7:46 Lu par Beth Peat
How to Grow Rich 5:54 Lu par Dan Threetrees
The Changed Calf 4:44 Lu par Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019)
The Koeri and the Barber 3:30 Lu par Maria Celano
The Prince Who Acquired Wisdom 7:03 Lu par mawrtea
The Monkey Boy 7:33 Lu par Jesika
The Miser's Servant 6:26 Lu par Anna Simon
Kuwar and the Rajahs Daughter 15:43 Lu par Kirk Thomas
The Laughing Fish 8:05 Lu par David Baker
How the Cowherd Found a Bride 8:21 Lu par Anna Simon
Kara and Guja 5:22 Lu par tipaew
The Magic Cow 14:17 Lu par Betsie Bush
Lita and His Animals 17:42 Lu par Leon Mire
The Boy Who Found His Father 5:43 Lu par frankjf
The Oilman's Bullock 5:10 Lu par Leon Mire

Critiques

An interesting collection


(3 étoiles)

The quality of the recording is a bit variable, but the pieces are so short that even if you strike a bad one (and there are only two which were bad enough to mention) that they are gone in a couple of minutes. The structrue of the stories isn't as rounded as say, in the Brothers Grimm. Or perhaps, to listeners from that culture, they are? All in all, though, very interesting if you are into folklore.

Folklore of Santal Parganas


(4 étoiles)

A fun collection of tales read by various readers. Some of the morality sounded strange to my western mind, yet I throughly enjoyed these short peices.