A Choice Outstanding Academic Book for 1997 "In this superbly crafted, absorbing
book, Flueckiger explores the relationships among folklore genres in the
Chattisgarh region of north India, achieving a pioneering model of the study of
a 'folklore system' in its entirety. . . . This is ethnographic scholarship at
its best. The multigenre approach is a major contribution, and this rich book
should be read by all students of folklore, literature, performance, and South
Asia."--Choice