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9780295972930

South of the Clouds: Tales from Yunnan : A McLellan Book

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  • ISBN13:

    9780295972930

  • ISBN10:

    0295972939

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-11-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr

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Table of Contents

Preface
General Introductionp. 3
Introduction to Yunnan National Minority Folk Literaturep. 41
Myths Concerning the Creation of the World (Drung)p. 59
The Origin of Making Offerings to Ancestors (Jino)p. 68
The Formation of Heaven, Earth, and Humankind (Lisu)p. 74
Sunbird Creates the Sun and the Moon (Miao)p. 85
Great God Gumiya (Blang)p. 88
The Origin of the Sixth Month Sacrifice (Buyi)p. 97
The Ancestors of Dai Singers (Dai)p. 102
The Water-Splashing Festival (Dai)p. 104
Why Sui People Live in Two-Story Wooden Loft-Houses (Sui)p. 107
The Torch Festival (Yi)p. 114
A Blang Youth (Blang)p. 119
Daughter of a Slave (Tibetan)p. 122
Wild Goose Like (Bai)p. 130
Wine-Flavored Spring (Hani)p. 134
Stories about Bubo (Zhuang)p. 137
Two Sisters and the Boa (Kucong)p. 153
The Gold Pig (Mongol)p. 158
The Arrogant Tiger (Wa)p. 166
The Gathering of the Birds (Yuo)p. 170
Sun, Moon, and Stars (Jingpo)p. 175
The Magic Shoulder Pole (Yi)p. 181
Nabulousi, the Life-Restoring Tree (Lahu)p. 185
The Nine Brothers (Yi)p. 190
The Head-Baby (Lahu)p. 194
Mr. Crooked and Mr. Straight (Jingpo)p. 205
Asking Permission (Hui)p. 210
Five Tales about Ayidan (Naxi)p. 214
The Clever Sister (Nu)p. 223
The Guileless Man and the Trickster (Primi)p. 228
The Girl with Tufted Eyebrows (Achang)p. 235
The Rainbow (De'ang)p. 241
The Rhinoceros Hornbill (Dai)p. 244
Longsi and the Third Princess (Yao)p. 248
The Cloud That Longs for a Husband (Bai)p. 255
The Nanxi River (Dai)p. 259
Appendix: Traditional Yunnan Ethnic Minority Culturesp. 265
Glossaryp. 293
Bibliographyp. 309
Indexp. 321
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