The Perception of Power in Determining the Orature with Reference to Cennannurati

Arif Khan P Y

Abstract: The peculiarities of the oral text and the written text will constitute the utmost inquisition of this paper. The oral literary traditions are manifestations of a subjugated community with secondary or third rate status; then, what are the idiosyncrasies of those heroic epic songs about Chengannur Kunjathi, a slave, which has been circulating among the Parayas of Central Travancore, Also the paper tries to analyze it with the Foucauldian perspective of power/knowledge. In general, the verbal transcript of an orally performed traditional song has been problematized from a variety of angles by questioning its boundaries, apparent fixity, performative representativity, situational and cultural contextuality, co- textual and intertextual environment, discursive function and ideological bias.

Keywords: Cerinannurati, Orature, folklore, Text, Oral text, written text, Subaltern discourse, Folk culture, Fixity, Power, knowledge

How to Cite?: Arif Khan P Y, "The Perception of Power in Determining the Orature with Reference to Cennannurati", Volume 8 Issue 1, January 2019, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 2230-2232, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR20821105734, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR20821105734