Himalayan Tribal Tales: Oral Tradition and Culture in the Apatani Valley

ISBN-13: 9789004171336 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 281 str.

Stuart Blackburn

Opis

Apatani oral tradition, in the eastern Himalayas, illustrates key cultural ideas, social practices and identity construction. A comparative analysis of Apatani stories reveals parallels across the extended eastern Himalayas, from Arunachal Pradesh to upland Southeast Asia and southwest China.