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Vol.1: 1. The mystery and mental atmosphere. 2. The westward spread of some Indian folklores and myths. 3. Notes on Indian folklore. 4. Folklore from Kashmir. 5. Folklore in the Punjab. 6. The folklore in the legends of the Panjab. 7. Maithila folklore-Vararuchi as a Guesser of Acrostics. 8. Santhali folklore.
Vol.2: 9. Folklore in Western India. 10. Folklore of the Konkan.
Vol.3: 11. Folklore in Southern India.
Vol.4: 12. The folklore of Gujarat. 13. Some notes on the folklore of the Telugus.
Vol.5: 14. Telugu folklore: the hunter and the doves. 15. Folklore of the Telugus. 16. Folklore of Orissa. 17. Folklore from the Dakshina-Desa. 18. Folklore from the Nizam's dominions. 19. Folklore in Burma. 20. Notes on Burmese folklore. 21. Scraps of Tibeto-Burman folklore. 22. Folklore of the Sgaw-Karens. 23. Folklore in Salsette. 24. Notes on Maratha Folklore. 25. Bengali folklore legends from Dinagepore. 26. Folklore scraps from Birbhum, Bengal.
Vol.6: 27. Bengali folklore-a legend from Dinajpur. 28. Folklore in the central provinces of India. 29. Folklore from the Central provinces. 30. Alphabetical guide to Sinhalese folklore from ballad sources.
Vol.7: 31. The Agnikula; the fire-race. 32. Legend regarding origin of the Chauhan clan. 33. Legend regarding origin of the Chandels. 34. Songs and sayings about the great in Northern India. 35. Specimens of modern Brahmanical legends. 36. Gullala Shah. 37. Sharaf the thief: a celebrated character in Kashmir in the last century. 38. Dardu legends, proverbs and fables. 39. Some additions to the Lalla-Vakyani (The wise, sayings of Lal Ded). 40. Legends from the Panjab. 41. The story of Hir and Ranjha.
Vol.8: 42. A version of Hir and Ranjha. 43. The sequel to Hir and Ranjha. 44. Some corrections to "A version of Hir and Ranjha". 45. The cult of Mian Bibi in the Panjab. 46. The Chuhas, or Rat-children of the Panjab, and Shah Daula. 47. A Panjab legend. 48. Panjab legend to Raja Rasalu. 49. Some notes about Raja Rasalu. 50. Legends of Kurukshetra. 51. Pauranic legend related to Jalandhar. 52. Legend of Guga Chauhan at Sirsawa. 53. Legends of Shorkot. 54. Legend of Hudi Raja at Khairabad. 55. Legends concerning Sarhind. 56. Legend of Sialkot. 57. Buddhist legends of Sangala (Sakala? Sagal). 58. Legends and customs of Multan. 59. Folktales from the Indus valley. 60. Legendary history of Indraprastha. 61. The legends of Khan Khwas and Sher Shah the Chaugatta (Mughal) at Delhi. 62. Story of Rani Pingla. 63. Legend of the Rani Tunk. 64. The legend of Mira Bai the Rajput poetess. 65. A version of the Guga legend. 66. Pride abased: a Kasmiri tale. 67. The four princes: a Kasmiri tale. 68. The prince that was three times Shipwrecked: a Kasmiri tale. 69. Why the fish talked: a Kasmiri story. 70. The Ogress Queen: a Kasmiri story. 71. The three princes: a Kasmiri story. 72. The troublesome friend: a Kasmiri story.
Vol.9: 73. Folktales of Hindustan. 74. Folklores from Northern India. 75. Folktales from Northern India. 76. An Orthodox legend about Kali, the Lord of the Kaliyuga. 77. Hinduism in the Himalayas. 78. Legends of the Godlings of the Simla Hills. 79. The tradition of the Gold-digging ants. 80. A legend from the Talavakara (Or Jaiminiya) Brahmana of the Samaveda. 81. On the Jaimaniya or Talavakara-Brahmana. 82. Story of the merchant who struck his mother. 83. Buddhaghosa.
Vol.10: 84. Translation of the 27 Canto of the Prithiraja Rasau of Chand Bardai. 85. Anecdote of Rao Maldeva of Jodhpur. 86. Legend of Banasur at Bayana. 87. Legend of Chandrasena at Baghera. 88. Legend of the lake at Talao. 89. Legend of Nadola. 90. The Legend of the Jaina stupa at Mathura. 91. Lakhima Thakurani. 92. Legend of Bakkula connected with Kosambi. 93. Legends of Newal and Bangarmau. 94. Legends of Dalamau. 95. Notes connected with Sahet Mahet. 96. Legends of Hansadhwaja, Moradhwaja and Sankhadhwaja at Hanswa. 97. Legend of Raja Sales in Tirhut. 98. Legend regarding origin of Patna. 99. Legend of Bibi Kamalo at Kako. 100. Legends of Subhegarh. 101. Buddhist legend connected with Bhagalpur. 102. Legends of Asurenbandh, Mokama, Mari and Bawanganga in Bihar. 103. Legend of a headless statue at Baragaon. 104. Legend of Parasurama, Raja of Mahasthan. 105. The two brothers: a Manipuri story. 106. The story of Khamba and Thoibi: a Manipuri tale. 107. Legend of Sambhalpur in Orissa. 108. A folktale from central India. 109. Romantic story of Tej Karan Dulha Rai of Gwalior. 110. Legend of Raja Rukmangada at Besnagar. 111. Legend of Raja Nala at Narwar (Central India). 112. Legend of the Gadarmal temple at Pathari. 113. Legends of Udaypur. 114. Legend of Bateswar. 115. Legend of Alha and Udal. 116. A summary of the Alha Khand. 117. The song of Alha's marriage: a Bhojpuri epic. 118. The fight at the Gauna of Queen Bela. 119. Legend of diamond mines in Panna. 120. Story of the birth of Akbar. 121. Kalanjar legend of Sarwan and Sanwal. 122. Legend of Lalitpur. 123. Legends of Tripuri. 124. The story of King Dahariya-Karna and the Pandit's promise. 125. Legend of Chaunsat Yogini temple at Bheraghat. 126. Legend of Madhavanal and Kam Kandala at Bilhari. 127. On the "Gauli Raj" in Khandesh and the Central provinces. 128. Traditions of Singorgarh. 129. Ramayana legends at Ramgarh. 130. Legend of Sirpur. 131. Why Kewat women are black (A Chhattisgarhi folk-song). 132. Legends of the earlier Chudasama Ras of Junagadh. 133. The nursery tales of Kathiawar (Literally rendered). 134. The sacred fire of the Parsis at Udwada. 135. Folktales from the Deccan. 136. Legend of Ramtek. 137. Legend of Hemad Panth. 138. Notes on Junnar Taluka, Puna Zilla.
Vol.11: 139. The legendary account of old Newasa. 140. The legend of Rishya Sringa. 141. Some South-Indian literary legends. 142. The legend of Tulasi as told in Southern India by the Orthodox. 143. Tales of the Telugu Vaishnavas. 144. Stories of the Tamil Vaishnava saints. 145. Seven Lingayta legends. 146. The Washerman Virasena: a Lingayta legend. 147. The adventures of the God of Madura. 148. A legend of Old Belgam. 149. Legend of Vellur. 150. Legend of the Menhirs of Maisur. 151. Legend of the origin of the Tungabhadra river. 152. Legend of Bhadrachellam. 153. Folktales of the Car nicobarese. 154. The Andaman fire-legend. 155. The spring myth of the Kesar Saga in western Tibet. 156. The recluse and the rates. 157. The northern Buddhist legend of Avalokiteswara's descent into the Hell Avichi. 158. Folktales of Arakan. 159. Buddhist legends of Ceylon. 160. The Javanese legend of Kunjarakarna. 161. Witchcraft in ancient India. 162. Notes on witchcraft and demonology in Gujarat.
Vol.12: 163. Spirit basis of Belief and custom: religion.
Vol.13: 164. Spirit basis of belief and custom: classes of spirit. 165. Spirit worship in the Nilgiri. 166. Demon worship in Northern India. 167. Coorg superstitions, regarding Demons. 168. Demonolatry in Sikhim Lamaism. 169. A native account of the Thirty-Seven Nats.
Vol.14: 170. The Thirty-Seven Nats (Spirits) of the Burmese. 171. The devil worship of the Tuluvas. 172. Some Hindu snake-notions. 173. Serpent worship. 174. Sketch of some of the Principal places of snake-worship in Kathiwad. 175. Notes on natural history: snake. 176. A legend of Serpent worship. 177. Folklore-Omens, spells and Charms, popular beliefs and superstitions. 178. Superstitions and customs in Salsette.
Vol.15: 179. Superstitious customs of 'Passing through fire'. 180. Superstitions among Hindus in the Central provinces. 181. The Mother's brother. 182. Unlucky and lucky children, and some birth superstitions. 183. Unlucky children. 184. A strange mode of fortune-telling. 185. Omens from the falling of house lizards. 186. Good and bad Omens in Madras. 187.Social customs in Madras. 188. Manners and customs of the Dards. 189. Notes on customs and beliefs in spiti. 190. Glimpses of Singhalese social life. 191. The power of magic in Bengal. 192. Some notes on magic and Taboo in Bengal. 193. On some Bengali Mantras. 194. Tabus in the Panjab. 195. Traces of Totemism in the Panjab. 196. Folk medicine in Madras. 197. Inherited power of curing disease or causing evil in the Panjab. 198. Santal ideas of the future. 199. Santali riddles. 200. Folklore regarding Rag-Bushes in the East. 201. Folklore regarding the virtue of Astika's name. 202. Folklore regarding rescuing the Sun and Moon. 203. Oudh folklore-a legend of Balrampur. 204. Divali-folklore. 205. Mirzapur folklore: auspicious and inauspicious signs most commonly observed. 206. Folklore-the story of Chandrahasya. 207. A Musalman legend of Krishnagiri in Salem. 208. Some folklore parallels. 209. A further folklore parallel. 210. Scraps of legend and folklore. 211. The origin of the Suthra Shahis. 212. King Singhana of Devagiri. 213. A popular legend about Walmik. 214. The Varakkal temple and its festival. 215. A folktale about the Komatis. 216. Venkatachalapati: a Madras legend. 217. Kali Nag: a Kasmir legend. 218. Legend relating to grey pumpkins. 219. Legend of the Dabhi clan of Rajputs. 220. The Gohels and Dabhis. 221. Legend of Kukkakakani. 222. A village legend. 223. The Tandu Pulayans of Travankore. 224. The Virgin Mary and her sisters. 225. A folk etymology of Lal Beg's name. 226. Panjabi nicknames. 227. Malabar customs. 228. Guru Guga as a snake-God. 229. The red-hand stamps at Tilokpur temple. 230. A morality from the central provinces. 231. The legends of Mohan Bari. 232. The Dipak Rag. 233. Twice-told tales regarding the Akhund of Swat. 234. A twice told tale about Atak. 235. The "Bloody hand" at Mandalay-the rise of a myth. 236. A folktale of the Lushais. 237. Notes on the traditional and mythical men and beasts of the Malagasy. 238. Frog-worship amongst the Newars, with a note on the etymology of the word 'Nepal'. |
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| Folklore and folktales belong to the oral tradition of narrative literature. Folktales includes legends, fables, fairy stories, ghost stories, stories of giants and saints, devils and spirits, husband and wife tales, short humorous tales mostly relating to local characters. As such 'folktales' is a narrative literature, having supernatural, superstitions, high imagery, glorification and many more elements. These may pertain to a particular clan, a society, or a region depicting the popular beliefs, local deities, clan heroes, clan originaters etc. Folktales represent the richness of cultural heritage of the concerned society. The intention of folktales is psychological. Sometimes may be to relate the sense of superiority of self and clan of the orator, to glorify the might and brain of the clan heroes and clan deities. Sometimes intention may be mystifying the actual persons giving supernatural touch to their personality admixing humour or sensation thereto. South Asia, the cradle of human civilization, occupies an important place socio-culturally, geographically and economically on the world map. Multi-ethnic, multi-racial and multi-lingual as the society is, South Asia is repository of great cultural wealth. Many autochthones inhabit the area. And a great treasure of folktales is there in the region. The present work is a discerning and lucid articulation of popular beliefs and practices of people of South Asia. The present set in 15 volumes gives fascinating description of ancient legends, popular beliefs and folktales of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Tibet, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Indonesia. The work is a significant contribution in the field of religion, society and folk literature. The clarity of thought-contents, lucidity of expression and thoroughness of subject-matter are helpful features of the books. The local beliefs and terms pertaining to South Asian society are given easy explanation. So the reader can peep into the background culture of the folktale concerned. And this curiosity raises the sense of togetherness in readers-that is what the essence of folk literature. Certainly, the folktales covered herein will enlighten, amuse and delight one and all. |
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