Essays about: "oral traditions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words oral traditions.

  1. 1. DIVING INTO RĀMĀYAṆA: : SITĀ & SURPANAKHĀ OF VALMIKI'S RĀMĀYAṆA COMPARED WITH ORAL NARRATIONS OF RĀMĀYAṆA BY PAULA RICHMAN

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Hirumali Rachel Brickner Ekanayake; [2023]
    Keywords : Rāmāyaṇa; Sitā; Śūrpanakhā; Valmiki; Oral Traditions; Andhra Pradesh; Brahmin women;

    Abstract : The present study is completely a literature study, where the limelight has been on Rāmāyaṇa. Focusing on the Rāmāyaṇa written by Valmiki and comparing it to the oral tradition (songs) from Andhra Pradesh, sung by Brahmin women presented in Paula Richman’s book Many Ramayanas (1991); The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia. READ MORE

  3. 2. Zanendaba! Exploring how Zulu traditional storytelling can contribute to better futures

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Codruta Savu; [2022]
    Keywords : South Africa; storytelling; sustainable futures;

    Abstract : Engaging with collective imaginaries to co-create positive stories about the future is suggested as a powerful tool for increasing the social-ecological resilience needed to cope with uncertainty and change. Indeed, as archaeological evidence shows, stories and storytelling about humankind and the rest of nature are as old as modern humanity. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Kabir Project. Bangalore and Mumbai (India)

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Itziar Ancín; [2013]
    Keywords : Kabir Project; arts for peace building; folk music; oral traditions; poetry; Gujarat 2002; identity; Kabir festival Mumbai; Bangalore; India;

    Abstract : The Kabir Project (K.P.) was born in Bangalore, India, in 2002, after the Gujarat pogrom, which occurred in the same year. READ MORE

  5. 4. Archaeological site significance : the connection between archaeology and oral history in Palau

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur, energi och miljö

    Author : Sarah Billengren; [2011]
    Keywords : Palau; Micronesia; oral history; archaeology; traditional stonework village; earthwork; Register for Historic Places;

    Abstract : Oral history is an important component of Palauan heritage and living culture. Interaction of oral history and archaeology is regarded as a policy when conducting research in Palau, both within the Bureau of Arts and Culture, responsible for protection and preservation of cultural remains in Palau, and among researchers not representing BAC. READ MORE

  6. 5. There and Back Again : the Hobbit Bilbo as a Hero

    University essay from Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Ann-Louise Lundqvist; [2007]
    Keywords : Bilbo; Tolkien; archetype theory; psychological analysis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to analyze Tolkien’s work The Hobbit since this has not been done to the same extent as the Lord of the Rings. The aim of this essay is see if the hobbit Bilbo is a hero and if so in what way. READ MORE