Assa Doron∗
Biographic Data
| ID | 8754795 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Assa Doron∗ |
| GIVEN NAMES | Assa |
| FAMILY NAME | Doron∗ |
| SIGNATURE | DORON∗ A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
In Praise of the Ordinary Man: Popular Media, Social Hierarchy and Identity in a North Indian Text
This article recounts a story found in a popular genre of religious literature known as vrat katha [ritual storytelling]. The narrative is of an "ordinary" low-caste man and his everyday struggles. It tells of the social and economic suffering experienced by the poor man upon encountering god (called Trilokinath/Vishnu) and receiving his blessing, mediated through a series of miraculous events. However, the transformative power of the events and …
In Praise of the Ordinary Man: Popular Media, Social Hierarchy and Identity in a North Indian Text
This article recounts a story found in a popular genre of religious literature known as vrat katha [ritual storytelling]. The narrative is of an "ordinary" low-caste man and his everyday struggles. It tells of the social and economic suffering experienced by the poor man upon encountering god (called Trilokinath/Vishnu) and receiving his blessing, mediated through a series of miraculous events. However, the transformative power of the events and …
In Praise of the Ordinary Man: Popular Media, Social Hierarchy and Identity in a North Indian Text
This article recounts a story found in a popular genre of religious literature known as vrat katha [ritual storytelling]. The narrative is of an "ordinary" low-caste man and his everyday struggles. It tells of the social and economic suffering experienced by the poor man upon encountering god (called Trilokinath/Vishnu) and receiving his blessing, mediated through a series of miraculous events. However, the transformative power of the events and …
Aesthetics (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Caste (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Hinduism (1 works) · Ideology (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Law (1 works)