Tai Ahoms and the Stars : Three Ritual Texts to Ward off Danger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Terwiel, B. J.

Wichasin, Ranoo.

Cornell University. Southeast Asia Program, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious literature, Indic--India--Assam.

Religious literature, Indic.

Ahoms (Indic people)--Rites and ceremonies.

Ahoms (Indic people).

Ahom language--Texts.

Ahom language.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 170 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Tamrā dūangdāo Thai ʻĀhom.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies on Southeast Asia 10The ancient but not completely forgotten language of Ahom (part of a culture that once dominated the Brahmaputra Valley in India) has been marked by a lack of competent critical and scholarly study. The present authors aim to correct this: in their work they include a useful introduction to the state of Ahom studies and about linguistic problems and possibilities. The three primary texts studied are presented in their Ahom characters, in transliteration, and in translation into Thai and English, and are the subjects of both literary and historical interpretation. In the final section, the scholar J. C. Eade presents an essay entitled Astronomy in the Texts: Is there any Coherence? The relevant pages from the three original manuscripts that gave rise to the established texts are reproduced here as well.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List Of Tables/List Of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. The Three Texts In Ahom Characters

3. The Three Texts

4. Interpretation Of The Texts

5. Astronomy In The Texts: Is There Any Coherence? / Eade, J.C.

The Three Manuscripts

Introduction To The Glossary

Glossary

Literature Cited

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

English, Thai, and Ahom (roman and Ahom scripts).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-165).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9781501719004

1501719009

OCLC:

1080549224