1st Edition

Oral Narrative in Afghanistan The Individual in Tradition

By Margaret A. Mills Copyright 1990
    500 Pages
    by Routledge

    500 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book, first published in 1990, studies the oral fiction entertainments of Afghanistan by focusing on aspects of the oral narrative process which can be observed in individual performances.

    1. Theoretical Background  2. Background to Performance  3. Mār Čučeh: Story Learning and Story Patterns  3.1. Mār Čučeh A and B: Adī’s Story  3.2. Mār Čučeh C, E, and F: Mādar Zāher Revises  3.3. Mār Čučeh D and E: Māhgol’s Story  4. The Tale of Mangy-Head  5. Lion and Leopard: Dispute to Fable  6. Conclusion

    Biography

    Margaret A. Mills