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This paper examines a famous topos in Tibetan folk literature, the story of the trickster and its voyage through various cultures in ancient Eurasia from Greece to Tibet. By discussing the influence of orality on Tibetan written output and the transcultural dimension of Tibetan literary topoi, important issues are addressed that shed new light on our general understanding of Tibetan texts.

The Long Voyage of a Trickster Story from Ancient Greece to Tibet

OROFINO, Giacomella
2015-01-01

Abstract

This paper examines a famous topos in Tibetan folk literature, the story of the trickster and its voyage through various cultures in ancient Eurasia from Greece to Tibet. By discussing the influence of orality on Tibetan written output and the transcultural dimension of Tibetan literary topoi, important issues are addressed that shed new light on our general understanding of Tibetan texts.
2015
Inglese
Jim Rheingans (ed.)
37
Blezer H., Mckay A., Ramble C.
Tibetan Literary Genres, Texts, and Text Types
73
85
13
978-90-04-30099-6
Brill
Leiden/Boston
PAESI BASSI
Esperti anonimi
no
Tibetan oral literature, Tricksters, Aesop, Nyi chos bzang po, Eurasian folk literature
Internazionale
1
Orofino, Giacomella
2 Contributo in Volume::2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
268
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