'Genealogy, Archive, Image' addresses the ways in which history and tradition are 'reinvented' through text, memory and painting. It examines the making of dynastic history in the kingdom of Jhalavad, situated in Gujarat, western India, over the longue durée, from the eleventh to twentieth centuries. The essays critique a collection of contemporary miniature paintings, which chart the dynastic history of Jhalavad's rulers and the textual and ethnographic archive upon which they are based. A multidisciplinary work, it crosses the boundaries of history, anthropology, folklore and mythology, gender, musicology, literary studies, and visual, film and digital media. The essays draw upon a variety of voices, spanning various religious and ethnic communities, including Hindus, Muslims, Jains, Parsees and Siddhi Africans, and caste identities, such as that of the bard, ballad singer, king, priest, court chronicler, soldier, mason and drummer.
Author(s): Jayasinhji Jhala
Publisher: De Gruyter
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 293
City: Warsaw
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
1 Introduction: Genealogy, Archive, Image
2 The Making of Jhallesvar Genealogy
3 Landscape, Poetry and the Hero
4 Jhallesvaras in War and Peace
5 Rani Jijima, Soldier, Statesman, Financier: A RajputQueen in Mid-Eighteenth Century Western India
6 Patronage Networks and Musical Traditions inJhalavad
7 Village Archives: Reinventing Fifteenth CenturyMemories in Twenty-first Century Jhalavad
