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Oral traditions in contemporary China : healing a nation / Juwen Zhang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zhang, Juwen, author.
- Series:
- Studies in folklore and ethnology, traditions, practices, and identities
- Studies in folklore and ethnology : traditions, practices, and identities
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oral tradition--China--History.
- Oral tradition.
- Folklore--China--History.
- Folklore.
- Oral history--China--History.
- Oral history.
- Oral tradition--China.
- Folklore--China.
- History.
- China.
- Manners and customs.
- China--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 245 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Through a historical survey and analyses of oral traditions like fairy tales, proverbs, and ballads, among others, that are still in vigorous practice in China today, this informative and stimulating book proposes a theoretical framework for interpreting how and why traditions continue or discontinue in any culture"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I INTRODUCTION: AN INTERPRETIVE FRAMEWORK FOR THE CONTINUITY OF TRADITIONS
- 1. Folklore and Folkloristics in China
- 2. The Inherent Cultural Self-Healing Mechanism
- pt. II GUSHI: TALES OF CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS
- 3. Fairy Tale as Tonghua: Localizing Narrative Genre and National Spirit
- 4. The Moon Man: A Tale in Telling for a Thousand Years
- pt. III YANYU: PROVERBS OF STEREOTYPES AND LIFE-VIEWS
- 5. Proverbs with Chinese Characteristics: A History In and Outside China
- 6. Older Ginger Is Spicier: Chinese Life-Views in Proverbs
- pt. IV GEYAO: BALLADS AND STORIES WITHOUT WORDS
- 7. The Trilateral Trajectories: Oral, Literary, and Musical Traditions of Ballads
- 8. Stories without Words: The Traditionalization of a Musical Instrument.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Zhang, Juwen Oral traditions in contemporary China
- ISBN:
- 9781793645135
- 1793645132
- OCLC:
- 1266644326
- Publisher Number:
- 99988949428
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