UID:
almahu_9947413629702882
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 246 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781316216040 (ebook)
Series Statement:
University of Cambridge oriental publications ; 69
Content:
In his final book, the late Arthur Hatto analyses the Khanty epic tradition in Siberia on the basis of eighteen texts of Khanty oral heroic epic poems recorded and edited by a succession of Hungarian and Russian scholars in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book examines the world view of an indigenous culture as reconstructed from its own words, demonstrates a flexible outline for organising an analytical dossier of the genre of oral heroic epic poetry in a specific culture, and presents an abundance of new information to compare with better-known heroic epics. Consisting of main sections on The Cosmos, Time, The Seasons, Geography, Spirits, Personae, Warfare, Armour and Weapons, and Men's Handiwork, the book also includes a section of background information on the Khanty people. Marianne Bakró-Nagy contributes specialist knowledge of the Khanty language to the linguistic interpretation of the texts, and there is an afterword by Daniel Prior.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Apr 2017).
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Machine generated contents note: 1. Background: the Khanty; 2. The eighteen Khanty heroic epics, their collectors and publishers; 3. Introduction; 4. The Cosmos; 5. Time; 6. The Seasons; 7. Geography; 8. Spirits; 9. Personae; 10. Warfare; 11. Armour and weapons; 12. Men's handiwork; 13. Afterword: Arthur Hatto, ethnopoetics, and epic moments Daniel Prior.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781107103214
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316216040
