Thurston, T (2019) The Tibetan Gesar Epic Beyond its Bards: An Ecosystem of Genres on the Roof of the World. Journal of American Folklore, 132 (524). pp. 115-136. ISSN 0021-8715
Abstract
This paper examines the Tibetan Gesar epic beyond its text and bards. It begins with a synopsis of the epic itself and reviews some of the multilingual literature on the Gesar tradition with attention to translations, storytellers and poetics, and questions of historicity. But heritage regimes shape broader knowledge of traditional practices. Using proverbs and localized micro-narratives, this paper recognizes an ecosystem of Gesar-related genres, suggesting how epic knowledge extends beyond heritage epistemologies.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © 2019 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy and published in the American Journal of Folklore. |
Keywords: | genre; heritage; narrative; provert |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) > East Asian Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2018 13:08 |
Last Modified: | 11 Apr 2019 08:56 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Folklore Society |
Identification Number: | 10.5406/jamerfolk.132.524.0115 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:132882 |