Storytelling in Siberia : the Olonkho epic in a changing world /
Significant historical, global, and political forces of the Soviet period undermined the performance practice of the Sakha olonkho epic in northeastern Siberia, impairing the potential for sustainability of this ancient song-story tradition. This work documents how the Sakha people have leveraged UN...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
[2017]
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Colección: | Folklore studies in a multicultural world.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Significant historical, global, and political forces of the Soviet period undermined the performance practice of the Sakha olonkho epic in northeastern Siberia, impairing the potential for sustainability of this ancient song-story tradition. This work documents how the Sakha people have leveraged UNESCO's 2005 proclamation of this genre as a 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity' in their attempts to revitalize its performance practice. |
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Notas: | Previously issued in print: 2017. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
Público: | Specialized. |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780252099885 0252099885 |