Tamil Oratory and the Dravidian Aesthetic: Democratic Practice in South India

Bernard Bate

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September, 2009
Cloth, 288 pages, 12 halftones, 2 maps, 3 tables
ISBN: 978-0-231-14756-9
$50.00 / £34.50

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

A Note on Tamil Words

Introductions

1. The Dravidian Proper

2. The King’s Red Tongue

3. Walking Utopia

4. On Life, Moonlight, and Jasmine

5. Bhakti and the Limits of Apotheosis

6. Kavitha’s Love

7. Speech in the Kali Yugam

Afterword: Dravidian Neoclassicism

Notes

Glossary

References

Index

Related Subjects

• Asian Language and Linguistics
• South Asian Studies

Series

• Cultures of History

About the Author

Bernard Bate is an associate professor in anthropology at Yale University.

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