Oral traditions in contemporary China: healing a nation

"Through a historical survey and analyses of oral traditions like fairy tales, proverbs, and ballads, among others, that are still in vigorous practice in China today, this informative and stimulating book proposes a theoretical framework for interpreting how and why traditions continue or disc...

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Main Author: Zhang, Juwen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland ; Boulder ; New York ; London Lexington Books [2022]
Series:Studies in folklore and ethnology : traditions, practices, and identities
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Summary:"Through a historical survey and analyses of oral traditions like fairy tales, proverbs, and ballads, among others, that are still in vigorous practice in China today, this informative and stimulating book proposes a theoretical framework for interpreting how and why traditions continue or discontinue in any culture"--
Physical Description:xvi, 245 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781793645135