Love in South Asia
Subtitle: a cultural history
By: edited by Francesca Orsini.
Contributors: Orsini, Francesca.
Series: University of Cambridge oriental publications ;; 62; University of Cambridge oriental publications ;; no. 62.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780521856782
Subjects: Love -- South Asia.; Love in literature.; South Asia -- Civilization.
Description: Love may be a universal feeling, but culture and language play a crucial role in defining it. This book explores the idioms of love that have developed in South Asia, and each essay examines a particular configuration and meaning of love on the basis of genre, tellers and audience.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.