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Author Blackburn, Stuart H.

Title Himalayan tribal tales : oral tradition and culture in the Apatani Valley / by Stuart Blackburn
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 281 pages, 16 pages of plates) : color illustrations, maps
Series Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; v. 16/2
Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 16/2.
Contents Acknowledgements; Note on Orthography; Abbreviations; Figures; Brief Chronology; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: A History of Change; Chapter Three: Tales; Chapter Four: Myths and Histories; Chapter Five: Ritual Texts; Chapter Six: Comparisons, Local Culture and Identity; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Summary Apatani oral tradition, in the eastern Himalayas, illustrates key cultural ideas, social practices and identity construction. A comparative analysis of Apatani stories reveals parallels across the extended eastern Himalayas, from Arunachal Pradesh to upland Southeast Asia and southwest China
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-278) and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Apatani (Indic people) -- Folklore
Apatani (Indic people) -- Social life and customs
Tales -- India -- Arunāchal Pradesh
Oral tradition -- India -- Arunāchal Pradesh
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
Apatani (Indic people)
Manners and customs
Oral tradition
Tales
SUBJECT Arunāchal Pradesh (India) -- Social life and customs
Subject India -- Arunāchal Pradesh
Genre/Form Folklore
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789047424642
9047424646
9004171339
9789004171336
1282400320
9781282400320
9786612400322
6612400323