Narrating Creative Process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7930677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Narayan (0000-0003-1237-3149, corresponding author), Kirin Narayan Kirin Narayan |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 109 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Narrative Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2169-0235 • E-ISSN: 2169-0251 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.13110/narrcult.1.1.0109 |
| OpenAlex | W58554043 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
How might stories about making things shed light on cultural theorizations of the creative process work? This essay draws on oral narratives about Vishwakarma the Universe Maker and the ancestral deity of Hindu artisans along with his sons, daughters, and legendary human descendants. In a range of localities, languages, and dialects across India, written and oral myths and legends affirm hereditary artisan castes connections to the divine craftsman Vishwakarma, even as the individuals who retell such stories may now pursue different occupations. Such narratives, I argue, offer insights into shifting associations between deities and hereditary caste occupations in India, while also commenting on the pleasures and dangers of creativity
Art · Art history · Hinduism · Literature · Mythology · Social science · Sociology · Architecture, Art, Education · Classics · Digital Media and Visual Art · History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |