Manaschï: The Singer of the Kirghiz Epic Manas



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This book focuses on its developments and variations of performances of manaschï, the epic poet of Manas. The book mainly introduces the collective features of manaschï, their shaman characters, social positions and their influences upon the life and ideology of the Kirghiz people. The author studies the space and time limits for the epic performing as well as the taboos during performances. Besides, the analysis of the Manas text, its formulaic features and formulaic diction are also given in the book. The author put oral epics into the live performances, and treat the epic singing as part of cultural folklore activities. The author believes that Manas is in constant development and variation due to its oral nature. 
 
Pages
207 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2026-01-01
Marque
Palgrave Macmillan
EAN papier
9789819525539
EAN PDF
9789819525546

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2
Nombre pages imprimables
20
Taille du fichier
6554 Ko
Prix
116,04 €
EAN EPUB
9789819525546

Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
2
Nombre pages imprimables
20
Taille du fichier
7741 Ko
Prix
116,04 €

Dr. Adil Jumaturdu is a research fellow at the Institute of Ethnic Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the Professor of University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences(UCASS). His research focuses on the oral epic tradition, especially on the Kirghiz epic Manas. He has conducted long-term field work on Kirghiz oral tradition in Xinjiang. As a prolific senior researcher, he has published more than ten monographs, including Jüsüp Mamay, Master Performer of the Kirghiz Manas Epic: A Critical Biography, Folk Literature of Central Asia, The Singer of the Kirghiz Epic Manas, etc. He has also published more than one hundred research papers on various topics.

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