Storytelling in Siberia

The Olonkho Epic in a Changing World

AvRobin P Harris

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Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

Olonkho, the epic narrative and song tradition of Siberia’s Sakha people, declined to the brink of extinction during the Soviet era. In 2005, UNESCO’s Masterpiece Proclamation sparked a resurgence of interest in olonkho by recognizing its important role in humanity’s oral and intangible heritage.

Drawing on her ten years of living in the Russian North, Robin P. Harris documents how the Sakha have used the Masterpiece program to revive olonkho and strengthen their cultural identity. Harris’s personal relationships with and primary research among Sakha people provide vivid insights into understanding olonkho and the attenuation, revitalization, transformation, and sustainability of the Sakha’s cultural reemergence. Interdisciplinary in scope, Storytelling in Siberia considers the nature of folklore alongside ethnomusicology, anthropology, comparative literature, and cultural studies to shed light on how marginalized peoples are revitalizing their own intangible cultural heritage.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-10-13
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9780252099885
Förlag:University of Illinois Press

Utforska kategorier

Musikvetenskap inom Kultur
Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Robin P. Harris is an associate professor at Dallas International University and serves as the director of DIU's Center for Excellence in World Arts.

Recensioner i media

"Harris' book is significant, accessible, and intriguing. . . . Wonderfully reflexive, providing a glimpse into dialogue with key people in the revitalization effort, people who are concerned that history of the prized ethnic tradition is recounted rightly." --Western Folklore"A most-welcome contribution to the analysis of the problems facing traditional art forms in the modern world." --Journal of American Folklore"Deeply researched . . . With detailed analysis, Harris describes the changes that olonkho has endured from before the Soviet time, during the Communist regime, through perestroika, up to its present day."--Songlines

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations ixNotes on Transliteration from Russian and Sakha xiAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction: Encountering Olonkho 11 Epic Traditions, Performers, and Audiences 112 Effects of Change during the Soviet Era 333 Esteem for a Masterpiece: The Quest for Recognition 644 Examining the Role of UNESCO and Intangible Cultural Heritage 895 Elements of Resilience: Stable and Malleable 1086 Epic Revitalization: Negotiating Identities and Other Challenges 1357 Ensuring Sustainability through Transmission and Innovation 156Glossary of Russian and Sakha Words 163Notes 165Works Cited 203Index 225