| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 293 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Brill's Tibetan studies library ; 37
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Brill's Tibetan studies library ; 37.
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| Summary |
The papers in this book deepen our knowledge of Tibetan literature. They not only examine particular Tibetan genres and texts (pre-modern and contemporary), but also genre classification, transformation, and reception. Despite previous contributions, the systematic analysis of Tibetan textual genres is still a relatively undeveloped field, especially when compared with the sophisticated examinations of other literary traditions. 0The book is divided into four parts: textual typologies, blurred genre boundaries, specific texts and text types, and genres in transition to modernity. The introduction discusses previous classificatory approaches and concepts of textual linguistics. The text classes that receive individual attention can be summarised as songs and poetry, offering-ritual, hagiography, encyclopaedia, lexicographical texts, trickster narratives, and modern literature. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Classifying Tibetan Texts and Topoi -- Fluid Genres and Their Reception -- Studies of Specific Texts and Genres -- Tradition and Modernity: Tibetan Genres in Transition. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Text in English, some passages in Tibetan. |
| Subject |
Tibetan literature -- History and criticism.
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Tibetan literature. |
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Buddhist literature, Tibetan.
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Buddhist literature, Tibetan. |
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Tibetan language.
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Tibetan language. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Rheingans, Jim, 1973- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tibetan literary genres, texts, and text types. Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2015] 9789004300996 (DLC) 2015029485 (OCoLC)912277668 |
| ISBN |
9789004301153 (electronic book) |
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9004301151 (electronic book) |
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9789004300996 (hardcover acid-free paper) |
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9004300996 (hardcover acid-free paper) |
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