The Folk-Tales of Burma: An IntroductionGerry Abbott BRILL, 2000 - 392 pages This 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. |
Table des matières
PHENOMENA TALES | 3 |
The study of folklore and the folktale | 4 |
function form and field | 12 |
The original state of the earth | 14 |
The collection and study of folktales in Burma | 20 |
A categorisation of selected tales from Burma | 26 |
Suggestions for further research | 41 |
Introduction | 51 |
Nan La | 183 |
The promise | 185 |
Eindaw Shinma | 198 |
The Silver Hill | 204 |
TRICKSTER SIMPLETON TALES | 218 |
Liar Mvkang sells ashes | 225 |
The monkey and the crocodile | 235 |
The fellow at the towneaters house | 241 |
After the old world was destroyed by | 61 |
Tanhkun Naga | 73 |
9 | 79 |
Why people | 85 |
Burman | 102 |
Kachin | 108 |
Asho Chin | 114 |
Yaw | 120 |
WONDER TALES | 127 |
The Snake Prince | 141 |
Concern for humans only brings me pain | 150 |
Cham Seng and the peet | 158 |
Nan Yihsaing | 168 |
Smim Katut Kalawam | 176 |
GUIDANCE TALES LAY | 267 |
The wise | 274 |
Looking for true love | 281 |
The coconut palm owner | 288 |
Lets have a carveup | 294 |
The elephantdriver who lost his elephant | 303 |
Saturdayborns | 310 |
The nagà prince | 326 |
Compound tales | 336 |
Nang Upem and Khun Samlaw IA + IB | 349 |
| 357 | |
Ethnological notes | 366 |
| 385 | |
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