Narrating Creative Process

被引：0

作者：

Narayan, Kirin

机构：

[1] School of Culture, History, and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University

来源：

NARRATIVE CULTURE | 2014年 / 1卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.13110/narrcult.1.1.0109

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

How might stories about making things shed light on cultural theorizations of the creative process work? This essay draws on oral narratives about Vishwakarma—the “Universe Maker” and the ancestral deity of Hindu artisans—along with his sons, daughters, and legendary human descendants. In a range of localities, languages, and dialects across India, written and oral myths and legends affirm hereditary artisan castes’ connections to the divine craftsman Vishwakarma, even as the individuals who retell such stories may now pursue different occupations. Such narratives, I argue, offer insights into shifting associations between deities and hereditary caste occupations in India, while also commenting on the pleasures and dangers of creativity © 2014 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS, DETROIT, MI 48201-1309.

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