Oral traditions, continuities and transformations in Northeast India and beyond / edited by Surajit Sarkar and Nerupama Y. Modwel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sarkar, Surajit, editor.

Modwel, Nerupama Y., editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore--India, Northeastern.

Folklore.

Folklore--Southeast Asia.

Manners and customs.

India, Northeastern--Social life and customs.

India, Northeastern.

Southeast Asia--Social life and customs.

Southeast Asia.

Northeastern India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 174 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 From marginal zone to borderland? Ethnographies, histories and politics in Northeast India p. 13 / Erik De Maaker

2 "Buluotuo Culture": the Zhuang oral traditions as performance p. 25 / Somrak Chaisingkananont

3 Northeast India and Southeast Asia: rediscovering a cultural lineage through folklores p. 35 / Saji Varghese

4 The uniqueness of storytelling on Malay folk tales p. 52 / Roslina Binti Abu Bakar

5 The Khasi oral traditional forms of communication p. 68 / Natalie Jo-Anne Diengdoh

6 Integrating oral narratives in linguistic study of speech communities: a case study of Angami Naga (Kohima village) p. 80 / Kelhouvinuo Suokhrie

7 Pottery technology in Garo Hills: an ethnoarchaeological interpretation p. 91 / Queenbala Marak

8 Constancy and change: a study on the traditional and colonial built forms of the Khasis p. 109 / Aiban S. Mawkhroh

9 Health, spirits and modern medicine in Northeast India p. 124 / N. William Singh

10 Role of women in the making of Boro culture: from knowledge production to empowerment p. 136 / Dharitri Narzary

11 Elwin as the presenter of the Tales of the Tribes films p. 148 / Tara Douglas

12 Old links: new content: reconnecting Northeast India and Southeast Asia p. 156 / Falguni Rajkumar.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Oral traditions, continuities and transformations in Northeast India and beyond

ISBN:

9781003142430

1003142435

Publisher Number:

99986429085

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