Lutgendorf. Performing the Ramcaritmanas of Tulsidas

Today's free book is The Life of a Text: Performing the Ramcaritmanas of Tulsidas by Philip Lutgendorf  (1991); it is available online as part of the University of California Press ebook initiative: link. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.



Table of Contents


The Text and the Research Context

The Text in Recitation and Song

The Text Expounded: The Development of Manas-Katha

The Art of Manas-Katha