Storytelling in Siberia : The Olonkho Epic in a Changing World /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, Robin P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Epic poetry, Yakut.
Yakut (Turkic people)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Iakoutes > Folklore.
Yakut (Turkic people) > Folklore.
Epic poetry, Yakut > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Folklore.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2017.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations (black and white)
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9780252099885

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