South of the clouds : tales from Yunnan /

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The tales included here represent all of Yunnan Province's officially designated ethnic minorities, and include creation myths, romances, historical legends, tales explaining natural phenomena, ghost stories, and festival tales. The tales are peopled by memorable characters, such as: the Tibeta...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Guo, Xu, Miller, Lucien, Xu, Kun
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Chino
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, c1994.
Subjects:
Tales > China > Yunnan Sheng.
Contes > Chine > Yunnan (Sheng)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Asian > General.
Tales
Volkserzählung
Anthologie
Contes chinois.
Légendes chinoises.
Littérature populaire > Chine > Yunnan.
China > Yunnan Sheng
Yunnan
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The tales included here represent all of Yunnan Province's officially designated ethnic minorities, and include creation myths, romances, historical legends, tales explaining natural phenomena, ghost stories, and festival tales. The tales are peopled by memorable characters, such as: the Tibetan mother who, reborn as a cow, comforts and helps her daughter into her harsh life as a slave girl; the two Kucong sisters who marry snakes; and the bodiless Lahu "head-baby" who grows up to win one of the Earth-god Poyana's daughters in marriage. Chosen for their representativeness, aesthetic appeal, and variety, the stories provide rich examples of the folk traditions of Southwest China
Item Description:"A McLellan book"
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 328 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-320) and index.
ISBN:9780295807003
0295807008

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