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This is the first volume of a projected three-volume work on the little-known South Indian folk cult of the goddess Draupadi and on the classical epic

An exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. The author draws on his own fieldwork and analyzes how the oral tradition of the south Indi

In Indian mythological texts like the Mahabharata and Ramayana, there are recurrent tales about gleaners. The practice of "gleaning" in India had more

This book explores the notion of non-violence in the epic Mahabharata. In examining gleaning as an ecological and spiritual philosophy nurtured as muc

Employing a range of theories, the author draws on historical and comparative research in an attempt to discern the spirit and techniques behind the M

In this book the award-winning  Belfast journalist and author reflects on a long career of reporting  on many of the main events in Northern Ireland o

Therapists, exhaustion, and the lack of parental figures- oh my! Rotting, Running, Ripening is a collection of poetry written beneath bedsheets and h

This book examines our understanding of technology and suggests that machines are counterfeit organisms that seem to replace human bodies but are ulti