Himalayan tribal tales : : oral tradition and culture in the Apatani Valley / / Stuart Blackburn.
This study of an oral tradition in northeast India is the first of its kind in this part of the eastern Himalayas. A comparative analysis reveals parallel stories in an area stretching from central Arunachal Pradesh into upland Southeast Asia and southwest China. The subject of the volume, the Apata...
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| Superior document: | Brill's Tibetan studies library, v. 16/2 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2008. |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's Tibetan studies library ;
16/2. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 281 pages, 16 pages of plates) :; color illustrations, maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Materials / S.H. Blackburn
- Chapter One. Introduction / S.H. Blackburn
- Chapter Two. A History Of Change / S.H. Blackburn
- Chapter Three. Tales / S.H. Blackburn
- Chapter Four. Myths And Histories / S.H. Blackburn
- Chapter Five. Ritual Texts / S.H. Blackburn
- Chapter Six. Comparisons, Local Culture And Identity / S.H. Blackburn
- Appendices / S.H. Blackburn
- Glossary / S.H. Blackburn
- Bibliography / S.H. Blackburn
- Index / S.H. Blackburn.