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Research Note

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Nagoya: Nanzan University

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Asian folklore studies, 2019-07, Vol.78 (2), p.447-473

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English

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The Bedia, a Scheduled Tribe (ST) community found mainly in eastern India, contains a group of performers within it who live by performing bahurūpī- referring to one who can take many forms-which has been termed as the "chameleon art" in some government documents. Bahurūpī performance is referenced in many of India's historical texts, some of which...

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1882-6865

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