Folklore of the Santal Parganas, Vol. 1


Leído por LibriVox Volunteers

(3.9 estrellas; 15 reseñas)

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)

Capítulos

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

Reseñas

An interesting collection


(3 estrellas)

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 estrellas)

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.