Myths and Legends of South Asia and Southeast Asia

Myths and Legends of South Asia and Southeast Asia

Author: Scott A. Leonard

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780716626305

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"Myths and legends from South and Southeast Asia. Features include information about the history and culture behind the myths, pronunciations, lists of deities, word glossary, further information, and index"--


Myths and Legends of South Asia and Southeast Asia

Myths and Legends of South Asia and Southeast Asia

Author: World Book

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 9780716626428

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How did the crow get its black feathers? How do the gods protect the people from drought and other natural disasters? Explore the rich mythologies and legends of the many cultures of the peoples of South and Southeast Asia. Famous Myths and Legends is a beautifully photographed and illustrated 12-volume series designed to narrate the ancient mythologies and inherited stories from the many diverse cultures throughout the world.


Mythology and Folklore in South-East Asia

Mythology and Folklore in South-East Asia

Author: Jan Knappert

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13:

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The first anthology in English of South-East Asian myths, this book is an engaging look at these rich storytelling traditions. It includes new translations of some shorter tales and concise paraphrases of longer epics. There are separate sections devoted to poetry, drama, proverbs, and prose from various regions and cultures. A wide range of readers will find themselves absorbed in the romance, tragedy, drama, and adventure of South-East Asian kings, princes, princesses, heroes and heroines, and ordinary people.


South Asian Folktales, Myths and Legends

South Asian Folktales, Myths and Legends

Author: Sarah Shaffi

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780702317132

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A beautiful new edition of retellings - including tales from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan! Enjoy a rich collection of folktales, myths and legends from all over South Asia, re-told for young readers. This book includes traditional favourites such as the story of Rama and Sita and classic folktales and mythology. Includes 19 South Asian folktales, myths and legends in a perfect, child-friendly package. Part of the Scholastic Classics collection: introducing generations of book lovers to timeless stories, repackaged especially for young readers Classic stories told from a modern perspective


A Dictionary of Asian Mythology

A Dictionary of Asian Mythology

Author: David Leeming

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2001-05-31

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0195120531

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This is an A-Z dictionary of mythologies of the Asian continent. Major characters, places and events of Asian mythology, as well as certain relevant themes and cultural traditions are included.


The Southeast Asian Woman Writes Back

The Southeast Asian Woman Writes Back

Author: Grace V. S. Chin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-12-04

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9811070652

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This collection of essays examines how Southeast Asian women writers engage with the grand narratives of nationalism and the modern nation-state by exploring the representations of gender, identity and nation in the postcolonial literatures of Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Bringing to light the selected works of overlooked local women writers and providing new analyses of those produced by internationally-known women authors and artists, the essays situate regional literary developments within historicized geopolitical landscapes to offer incisive analyses and readings on how women and the feminine are imagined, represented, and positioned in relation to the Southeast Asian nation.The book, which features both cross-country comparative analyses and country-specific investigations, also considers the ideas of the nation and the state by investigating related ideologies, rhetoric, apparatuses, and discourses, and the ways in which they affect women’s bodies, subjectivities, and lived realities in both historical and contemporary Southeast Asian contexts. By considering how these literary expressions critique, contest, or are complicit in nationalist projects and state-mandated agendas, the collection contributes to the overall regional and comparative discourses on gender, identity and nation in Southeast Asian studies.


The Art of South and Southeast Asia

The Art of South and Southeast Asia

Author: Steven Kossak

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0870999923

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Presents works of art selected from the South and Southeast Asian and Islamic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, lessons plans, and classroom activities.


The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia

The Buddhist World of Southeast Asia

Author: Donald K. Swearer

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1438432526

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An unparalleled portrait, Donald K. Swearer's Buddhist World of Southeast Asia has been a key source for all those interested in the Theravada homelands since the work's publication in 1995. Expanded and updated, the second edition offers this wide ranging account for readers at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Swearer shows Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia to be a dynamic, complex system of thought and practice embedded in the cultures, societies, and histories of Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka. The work focuses on three distinct yet interrelated aspects of this milieu. The first is the popular tradition of life models personified in myths and legends, rites of passage, festival celebrations, and ritual occasions. The second deals with Buddhism and the state, illustrating how King Asoka serves as the paradigmatic Buddhist monarch, discussing the relationship of cosmology and kingship, and detailing the rise of charismatic Buddhist political leaders in the postcolonial period. The third is the modern transformation of Buddhism: the changing roles of monks and laity, modern reform movements, the role of women, and Buddhism in the West.