The Folk-Tales of Burma: An IntroductionThis handbook is the first in-depth overview of the fascinating world of Burmese folk-tales. Part one provides a wide-ranging and multi-disciplinary survey of folk-tale studies, together with a broad functional classification of Burma's tales. Part two presents, mostly for the first time in a European language, the categorized actual tales themselves. With commentaries on plots and cross-cultural motifs - past and present. With index, substantial bibliography, and suggestions for further research. |
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Table des matières
Introduction Introduction | 4 |
228 | 6 |
The liferestoring plant on the moon | 20 |
Why the owls eyes are open wide | 26 |
Summaries of selected tales | 31 |
Suggestions for further research | 41 |
Introduction | 51 |
Why the Kachins have so many nats Kachin | 80 |
The wise fox Somra Naga | 274 |
Jackfruit tree and bitter gourd vine Maru | 276 |
Five hundred steps Rawang | 277 |
To each his own Mon | 279 |
Looking for true love Lahu | 281 |
The abbots mantra Pao | 284 |
The coconut palm owner Kachin | 288 |
The man who looked for the Lord of Death Arakanese | 290 |
WONDER TALES | 127 |
The weretiger and Keik | 133 |
The werehorse | 139 |
Concern for humans only brings me pain Arakanese | 150 |
Cham Seng and the peet | 158 |
Nan Yihsaing | 168 |
Smim Katut Kalawam | 176 |
Nan La | 183 |
Eindaw Shinma | 192 |
Master BornofEgg | 198 |
The Silver Hill | 204 |
TRICKSTER SIMPLETON TALES ETC Commentary | 218 |
The man in a boat who wasnt afraid of ghosts Mon | 221 |
The canny Lord of Death Pao | 222 |
Liar Mvkang sells ashes Rawang | 225 |
Stick spear and golden spear Lahu | 226 |
If you shit on the way theres a hundred to pay Intha | 228 |
The story of Ataplem Mon | 230 |
The monkey and the crocodile Shan | 235 |
Kyongsi the sparrow and the Nagà king Palaung | 236 |
The rabbit and the fox Mindat Chin | 238 |
The elephant versus the tiger Palaung | 239 |
The fellow at the towneaters house Taungyo | 241 |
The ten simpletons Arakanese | 243 |
Tall tales Yaw | 250 |
Mr Golden Simple and his wife Burman | 255 |
The end of the Na Hsaung Soe ogres Padaung | 258 |
The painting competition Palaung 230 235 236 238 239 241 243 250 255 258 | 262 |
GUIDANCE TALES LAY Commentary | 267 |
The peacock king of the birds Karen | 268 |
The no hands dance Lisu | 269 |
The longtongued person has twice the burden Intha | 271 |
Lets have a carveup Mon 277 279 281 284 288 290 | 294 |
GUIDANCE TALES CLERICAL | 297 |
Law tales All Burman 79 Tiger as judge | 298 |
The ardent young lover as judge | 299 |
The promise | 300 |
The elephantdriver who lost his elephant | 303 |
Makebelieve tales | 304 |
Monks tales All Burman | 307 |
To each his own foot | 308 |
Saturdayborns | 310 |
The monk and the dwindling tiger | 311 |
ran because the other ran | 312 |
The British envoy | 313 |
The village wiseman and the elephant tracks | 314 |
Jataka tales Various sources | 315 |
The lovesick widower AssakaJataka | 316 |
The narrow highway RajovadaJataka | 319 |
The grateful elephant AlinaCittaJataka | 322 |
Learning an old ones tricks can get you out of a fix an TipallatthaMiga Jataka | 326 |
The nagà prince Bhuridatta Jataka | 329 |
The hare SasaJataka | 332 |
Compound tales Commentary | 336 |
The elephant and the man IB + IIB Kayah | 337 |
Hkun Hsaik IB + IIIA Shan | 338 |
The rose apple tree IB + IA Burman | 342 |
The legend of Tawmèpa IA + IIB Karen | 345 |
Nang Upem and Khun Samlaw IA + IB Shan | 349 |
Dont trust every smooth talker IIIA + IIB Pao | 353 |
| 357 | |
Ethnological notes | 366 |
| 385 | |
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The Folk-Tales of Burma: An Introduction Volume 11 de Handbook of Oriental Studies Volume 11 de Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 3 Southeast Asia Series Volume 11 de Handbuch der Orientalistik. Dritte Abteilung, Südostasien Volume 11 de Indonesien, Malaysia und die Philippinen, unter Einschluß der Kap-Malaien in Südafrika / hrsg. von H. Kähler |
| Rédacteur | Gerry Abbott |
| Collaborateur | Khin Thant Han |
| Édition | illustrée |
| Éditeur | BRILL, 2000 |
| ISBN | 9004118128, 9789004118126 |
| Longueur | 392 pages |
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