South Asian Folklore: An EncyclopediaPeter Claus, Sarah Diamond, Margaret Mills With 600 signed, alphabetically organized articles covering the entirety of folklore in South Asia, this new resource includes countries and regions, ethnic groups, religious concepts and practices, artistic genres, holidays and traditions, and many other concepts. |
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South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia Peter Claus,Sarah Diamond,Margaret Mills No preview available - 2015 |
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