Folks Tales from Goa

The captivating oral tradition of a folklore with its chanting folk tales fables, idioms, legends, superstitions myths has stood the test of time hundreds of years. Folks Tales from Goa is a collection of 60 stories and essays edited by historian Dr. Sharmila Pais. A few storytellers of Goa have used the familiar spoken word, the language of Konkani, to carry the wisdom of the ages.

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The captivating oral tradition of a folklore with its chanting folk tales fables, idioms, legends, superstitions myths has stood the test of time hundreds of years. Folk Tales from Goa is a collection of 60 stories and essays edited by historian Dr. Sharmila Pais. A few storytellers of Goa have used the familiar spoken word, the language of Konkani, to carry the wisdom of the ages. A reader will experience the flavour of Goan customs, traditions dietary habits, music and institutions within this collection of folk stories and a few essays.

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Weight 320 g
Dimensions 14 × 2 × 21.5 cm
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First Edition

2024

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

280

ISBN

978-93-95795-94-4

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