UID:
almahu_9949386445702882
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 162 pages).
ISBN:
9781000214659
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1000214656
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9781000214499
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1000214494
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100310259X
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9781003102595
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9781000214574
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1000214575
Series Statement:
Key concepts in Indigenous studies
Content:
Part of the series Key Concepts in Indigenous Studies, this book focuses on the concepts that recur in any discussion of the society, culture and literature among indigenous peoples. This book, thefourth inafive-volume series, deals with the two key concepts of language and orality of indigenous peoples from Asia, Australia, North America and South America. With contributions from renowned scholars, activists and experts fromacross the globe, it looks at the intricacies of oral transmission of memory and culture, literary production and transmission, and the nature of creativity among indigenous communities. It also discusses the risk of a complete decline of the languages of indigenous peoples, as well as the attempts being made to conserve these languages. Bringing together academic insights and experiences from the ground, this unique book, with its wide coverage, will serve as a comprehensive guide for students, teachers and scholars of indigenous studies. It will be essential reading for those in social and cultural anthropology, tribal studies, sociology and social exclusion studies, politics, religion and theology, cultural studies, literary and postcolonial studies, andThird World and Global South studies, as well as activists working with indigenous communities.
Note:
Orality in Southeast Asia -- The languages in India and a movement in retrospect -- Indigenous languages of Arnhem Land -- Orality and writing in Spanish America : a translation perspective -- "How to write an oral culture" : indigenous tradition in contemporary Canadian native writing -- Indigenous languages in Canada.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Orality and language Abingdon, Oxon ; Routledge, 2021. ISBN 9780367750053
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.4324/9781003102595
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003102595
