Folklore of the Santal Parganas, Vol. 1

Folklore of the Santal Parganas, Vol. 1

by Unknown

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 comic...

🎧 Audiobook Details

🔗 Download

Download Zip File

Provided by Librivox.org - Public Domain Audiobooks