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AHP 47 Plateau Narratives 2017
The Editors of Asian Highlands Perspectives (AHP) are pleased to announce PLATEAU NARRATIVES 2017. AHP 47 features "Memories and Experiences" (six texts), "Beloved Animals" (ten texts), "Folktales" (thirteen texts), "A rig grad po" (four texts), "Uncle Ston pa" (thirty-five texts), and "Short Stories" (two texts). These texts range from a lengthy biographical treatment of one contributor's paternal grandmother (1938-2016) to a one-page A rig rgad po account to new Uncle Ston pa (Aku/Akhu Dunba, Tonpa, Tompa) creations that tell of the infamous trickster visiting Xi'an City and Thailand. These narratives were provided and translated into English by Plateau residents. Two texts are also available in Minhe Mangghuer (Monguor) and an additional two texts are also given in Namuyi Khato. AHP 47 is available as a free download at https://tibetanplateau.wikischolars.columbia.edu/VOLUME+47 and as an at-cost hardcopy at http://www.lulu.com/shop/ahp-47/plateau-narratives-2017/hardcover/product-23137895.html All AHP volumes are available for free download at https://tibetanplateau.wikischolars.columbia.edu/Asian+Highlands+Perspectives PLATEAU NARRATIVES 2017 CONTENTS MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCES 13-42 Courage to Hope Pad+ma dbang chen 43-45 A Night Date Phun tshogs dbang rgyal 46-53 Herding, Romance, and a Letter Lcags so lhun 'grub 54-59 Stolen Horses Lcags so lhun 'grub 60-63 Nearly Gored to Death Lcags so lhun 'grub 64-75 Life Bla ma skyabs BELOVED ANIMALS 77-78 Kho lu Sangs rgyas bkra shis 79-81 Yellow-Head Horse Sangs rgyas bkra shis 82-83 Rag drug: A Faithful Horse Lcags so lhun 'grub 84-85 Gyang rta: A Gentle White Horse Rin chen don 'grub 86-87 Bkra 'dzi the Race Horse 'Jam dbyangs skyabs 88-90 The Black Mare Tshes bcu lha mo 91-95 A Faithful Dog Dbang 'dus sgrol ma 96-99 Mdzo mo G.yang skyabs rdo rje 100-102 A Heroic Dog's Loyalty G.yang skyabs rdo rje 103-104 Brtson 'grus Klu thar rgyal FOLKTALES 106-108 Why Pikas Have No Tail Gu ru 'phrin las 109-112 A Clever Boy Phun tshogs dbang rgyal 113-114 A Clever Man Tshe lha 115-119 The Greedy King and Tricky?Man Lcags so lhun 'grub (translator) and Rgya mo skyid (teller) RNAM RGYAL'S COLLECTION 121-124 Introduction Rnam rgyal 125-126 A Hen for a Horse Rnam rgyal 127-129 A Hunter's Destiny Rnam rgyal 130-135 A Lucky Man Rnam rgyal 136-138 An Argument About Karma Rnam rgyal 139-141 A Royal Gamble Rnam rgyal 142-147 The Merchant Rnam rgyal 148-150 The Provocative Rabbit Rnam rgyal 151-152 A Wise Father and His Foolish Son Rnam rgyal A RIG RGAD PO 154-155 A rig rgad po Threatens the Buddha With His Walking Stick Sangs rgyas bkra shis 156-157 A rig rgad po Visits Lha sa Pad ma skyid 158 Stuck in a Window Pad ma skyid 159 Keeping Watch Pad ma skyid UNCLE STON PA 161 Uncle Ston pa and the Thief Sgron dkar 162-164 The Buddha Image Eats Rtsam ba Pad+ma skyabs 165-169 Sewing Up the Queen's Vagina Rin chen rdo rje 170-172 Chanting, Herding, and Carrying Sangs rgyas bkra shis 173-175 Uncle Ston pa Visits Xi'an Sangs rgyas bkra shis 176-177 Grain in the Navels Pad+ma dbang chen 178-180 Foreign Adventures Pad+ma dbang chen 181-183 Nuns and Navels Wen Xiangcheng 184-187 A Wheat Seed and a Millet Seed Wen Xiangcheng 188-190 Can You See My Yak? Libu Lakhi 191-192 An Old Yak Finds Youthful Energy Mo lha dgu 'khor 193-194 A Clever Bus Driver Khro bo rkyal stong SHORT STORIES 262-267 Waiting for the Return Rdo rje skyabs 268-276 Faith, Faith, Faith Pad+ma skyabs
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This work identifies fundamental symbols and archetypes inherent in the folklore (specifically folktale) of Ika-Annang people. A brief explication is given on the background of the genre, symbols and archetypes. The work reveals that the folktale of the people is rich in symbolism and archetypes that are available universally. This study further reveals that the people’s belief, culture and practices are to some extent largely encapsulated and determined by the content of their folktales. It calls for further exploration in the people’s oral creative arts.
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The Subaltern Can Speak: Reading the Mmutle (Hare) Way
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African oratures consist of a significant corpus of trickster stories. This article investigates indigenous frameworks of reading texts by exploring the philosophical stance of Mmutle, the trickster of Southern Africa, by analyzing eight stories. The analysis of the Mmutle trickster discourse highlights four postures of reading for liberation. First, the vulnerable and oppressed should keep a permanent vigil towards the powerful and always watch out for their interests without fail. Second, the vulnerable and oppressed should be willing to be in solidarity with other vulnerable and oppressed members of the society and to use teamwork. Third, sharp and transgressive thinking skills are vital weapons of resistance, survival and liberation. Fourth, the Mmutle trickster philosophical framework demands skills of rewriting and redirecting a story towards new and unexpected ends in the service of resistance, survival and liberation.
This document is derived from the draft Dinka-English dictionary, created by SIL International, in 2005. SIL is a not-for-profit, faith-based linguistics organization, specializing in languages that are not spoken widely. Their Dinka-English dictionary was mainly the work of John Duerksen.