Folklore of the Santal Parganas, Vol. 1


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(3.9 Sterne; 15 Bewertungen)

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)

Kapitel

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

Bewertungen

An interesting collection


(3 Sterne)

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 Sterne)

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.