Having a long history, Tibetan literature is a symbol of unique historical culture and charm of Tibet. The Tibetan literature is in harmony with the Tibetan history, religion and art, and is known as the “pearl” of Chinese literature. The book gives an introduction to oral and written Tibetan literature genres as well as the establishment and development history of other compositions that fall in between these genres. It presents the Tibetan life, thoughts and aesthetic ideas implied by the Tibetan literary forms, serving as a testimony to China’s Tibetan history for thousands of years.
Norbu Wangdan, deputy secretary general of the Association of Chinese Ethnology, member of the Council of Chinese Religion Study Association and director of the Council of Southwestern China Association of Ethnology, has published a number of works, including Artists, Text and Context: Tradition of Gesar Epic from Cultural Criticism Perspective, Tibetan Myths and Epics (in Tibetan) and The Wheel of Life: the Reincarnation of Living Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism.
【目录】
Chapter One
Tibetan Literature in the Age of Oral Tradition
Ⅰ. Natural and Cultural Literature Environment in the Age
of Oral Tradition
Ⅱ. Oral Tradition — the Cornerstone of Oral Literature
Ⅲ. Three Treasures in Tibetan Literature — Sgrung, Ldevu
and Bon
Ⅳ. Philosophical Expression of Tibetan Oral Literature:
Proverbs
Chapter Two
The Agglomeration of Tibetan Oral Tradition: Gesar
Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. Origins: Social and Cultural Context
Ⅲ. Singers of Fairy Tales
Ⅳ. Text and Its Evolution
Ⅴ. Conservation and Preservation
Chapter Three
Basic Types and Texts of Written Literature (Ⅰ)
Ⅰ. Tibetan as Medium for Written Literature
Ⅱ. The Translation of Buddhist Scriptures as the Beginning
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