Oral Traditions in Contemporary China - Healing a Nation

Informationen zum Autor By Juwen Zhang Klappentext Through a historical survey and analyses of oral traditions like fairy tales, proverbs, and ballads, among others, that are still in vigorous practice in China today, this informative and stimulating book proposes a theoretical framework for interpreting how and why traditions continue or discontinue in any culture. Zusammenfassung Through a historical survey and analyses of oral traditions like fairy tales, proverbs, and ballads, among others, that are still in vigorous practice in China today, this informative and stimulating book proposes a theoretical framework for interpreting how and why traditions continue or discontinue in any culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Introduction: An Interpretive Framework for the Continuity of Traditions Chapter 1: Folklore and Folkloristics in China Chapter 2: The Inherent Cultural Self-Healing Mechanism Part II:Gushi: Tales of Chinese Characteristics Chapter 3: Fairytale as Tonghua: Localizing Narrative Genre and National Spirit Chapter 4: The Moon Man: A Tale in Telling for a Thousand Years Part III: Yanyu: Proverbs of Stereotypes and Life-Views Chapter 5: Proverbs with Chinese Characteristics: A History in and outside China Chapter 6: Older Ginger Is Spicier: Chinese Life-views in Proverbs Part IV: Geyao: Ballads and Stories without Words Chapter 7: The Trilateral Trajectories: Oral, Literary and Musical Traditions of Ballads Chapter 8: Stories without Words: The Traditionalization of a Musical Instrument

Product details

• Authors: Zhang Juwen Zhang, Juwen Zhang, Zhang Juwen
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781793645159
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-515-9
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities; Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, an
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Folklore, myths & legends, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural anthropology, Literature: history and criticism, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)