Hunters' Lore in Nuristan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12027183 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Almuth Degener (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 329-329 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Folklore Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0385-2342 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1179061 |
| OpenAlex | W281640647 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
One way of classifying folktales is according to the milieu of their origin and performance, e.g., the tales of fishermen, miners, or hunters. Hunters' tales are composed along traditional lines in a given society, having a particular form and including particular topics. The hunters' folklore told in Nuristan (northeastern Afghanistan) is characterized by a strong emphasis on fairies and supernatural events. The fairies, who are believed to live in the high mountains, are of special importance for hunters, because they are said to be the keepers of the wild mountain goats (markhor), the Nuristanis' favorite game animal. Only a markhor that has previously been slaughtered and consumed by its owners, the fairies, becomes legitimate game for a human. Two hunters' stories from the village of Nisheygram, Nuristan, are translated and analyzed, and compared with a third tale from Iran. The A. endeavors to show that the performance of hunters' lore traditionally had a meaning that transcended its mere entertainment value because it confirmed for the audience the archaic conception of the world prevalent in Nuristan before the advent of Islam in 1896
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |