UID:
almahu_9949702749302882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004392052
Series Statement:
Handbuch der Orientalistik. Dritte Abteilung, Südostasien = 11. Bd
Content:
This handbook is the first in-depth overview of the fascinating world of Burmese folk-tales. Part one provides a wide-ranging and multi-disciplinary survey of folk-tale studies, together with a broad functional classification of Burma's tales. Part two presents, mostly for the first time in a European language, the categorized actual tales themselves. With commentaries on plots and cross-cultural motifs - past and present. With index, substantial bibliography, and suggestions for further research.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
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Introduction /
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The Study of Folklore and the Folk-Tale /
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The Folk-Tale Genre: Function, Form and Field /
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The Collection and Study of Folk-Tales in Burma /
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A Categorisation of Selected Tales From Burma /
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Summaries of Selected Tales /
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Suggestions for Further Research /
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Introduction /
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Section I (A) : Human Origin Tales /
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Section 1 (B): Phenomena Tales /
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Section II (A): Wonder Tales /
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Section II (B): Trickster/Simpleton Tales, Etc. /
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Section III(A): Guidance Tales (Lay) /
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Section III (B): Guidance Tales (Clerical) /
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Section IV: Compound Tales /
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Bibliography /
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Ethnological notes /
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Index /
Additional Edition:
Print version: The Folk-tales of Burma: An Introduction Leiden, Boston : BRILL, [2000], ISBN 9789004118126
Language:
English
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