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Exploring the Connections Between Ethnicity, History, Mythology and Literature
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Exploring the Connections Between Ethnicity, History, Mythology and Literature

Edited By: Dipa Chakrabarti, Parul Mishra, Gunja Patni

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Explore the intricate connections between history, ethnicity, mythology, and literature. This book unravels how historical events, cultural myths, and ethnic heritage weave together to create multifaceted identities and shape the values of contemporary times.

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The book intends to explore intricate connections between history, ethnicity, mythology, and literature, unravelling the threads that weave together the diverse narratives that shape our understanding of identity. By examining the interplay of these elements, the book offers an understanding on how historical events, cultural myths, and ethnic heritage enrich literature create multifaceted and complex identities. Among other things, it also emphasizes the need to reinterpret our past history, ‘samskaras’, and knowledge system that holistically shapes the human conscience, mind, and values of contemporary times. The book is tailored for scholars, students, and enthusiasts interested in the intersections of history, ethnicity, mythology, and literature. It will appeal to those in the fields of cultural studies, literature, history, sociology and anthropology, as well as a broader audience intrigued by the complex tapestry of human identity.

Professor (Dr) Dipa Chakrabarti, Head of Amity School of Languages at Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India has more than thirty years of teaching and research experience. She specialized in French and Francophone Literature, History and Cultural Studies. Invited as an Expert and Resource Person both nationally and internationally, she has to her credit 50 research publications including four books.

Dr Parul Mishra is Professor of English at Amity University Rajasthan. Having twenty-three years of teaching and research experience, she has thirty research publications to her credit including national/international journals and book chapters.

Dr Gunja Patni is an Assistant Professor of English at Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur. She has to her credit several publications in renowned journals, numerous book-chapters, and three books. Her areas of interest include Women and Gender Studies, Postcolonial Literature, Cultural Studies, and Diaspora Writings.

Bimilin Jebarcy N., R.S. Regin Silvest, Cijo Christober J., Maleeha Wasay, Santosh Kanwar Shekhawat, Gunja Patni, Geetanjali Multani, Geetika Khatri, Dipa Chakrabarti, Aatika Hussain, Drashti Joshi, Jheel Barad, Trushali Dodiya, Sanskriti Solanki, Parul Mishra, Geraldine Sinyuy, Elizabeth Wolo

Hardback

  • ISBN: 1-0364-1213-X
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-1213-5
  • Date of Publication: 2024-12-02

Paperback

  • ISBN: 1-0364-5736-2
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-5736-5
  • Date of Publication: 2025-08-29

Ebook

  • ISBN: 1-0364-1214-8
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-1214-2
  • Date of Publication: 2025-08-29
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  • BIC: D, ELHF, FQ
  • THEMA: D(2ACB), CJBR(4LE), FN
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  • "Exploring the Connections Between Ethnicity, History, Mythology and Literature is a thoughtful and wide-ranging multi-edited and multi-authored collection about ethnicity, history and myth by scholars from India that discusses an array of interesting topics [...] The book is a multifold and suggestive study of Indian and global literature and culture."
    - Prof Jonathan Locke Hart Canadian Poet, Literary Critic and Historian, University of Toronto, Canada, and University of Harvard, USA
  • "Spanning the vast expanse of space, clime and time, this engaging collection of essays on a theme of perennial significance makes it evident that nothing helps us examine life as literature does."
    - Dr Nibir K. Ghosh UGC Emeritus Professor, Agra College, Agra & former Senior Fulbright Fellow, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

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