Sung Tales from the Papua New Guinea Highlands
Studies in Form, Meaning, and Sociocultural Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5844167 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Rumsey, Don Niles |
| Year | 2011 |
| Pages | 330 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Sung tales from the Papua New Guinea highlands (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | ANU Press (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.22459/stpngh.08.2011 |
| OpenAlex | W4231334871 |
| Open Library | OL25566724M |
| ISBN | 9781921862205 |
| GOOGLE_BOOK_ID | DR7ZPcwRf-AC |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 17 |
The genres of sung tales that are the subject of this volume are one of the most striking aspects of the cultural scene in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Composed and performed by specialist bards, they are a highly valued art form. From a comparative viewpoint they are remarkable both for their scale and complexity, and for the range of variation that is found among regional
New guinea · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Asian studies · Cultural studies · Duna (Papua New Guinean people) · Enga (Papua New Guinean people) · Epic poetry · Ethnic Studies · Folk songs · History and criticism · Huli (Papua New Guinean people) · Ipili (Papua New Guinean people) · Medlpa (Papua New Guinean people) · Music · Narrative poetry · Papua new guinea · Poetics · Social life and customs · Wola (Papua New Guinean people)
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The New Guinea Highlands evidentiality area
The grammar of engagement II
Bilingual language learning and the translation of worlds in the New Guinea Highlands and beyond
Historical vines
Ku Waru
Evidentiality
The intonation of American English
Emplaced Myth
Steep Slopes
The Articulation of Indigenous and Exogenous Orders in Highland New Guinea and Beyond
Steep Slopes
Laments for Foiled Marriages
Songs of the Shaman
The centre cannot hold. Trade networks and sacred geography in the Papua New Guinea Highlands
Descent and Alliance in the New Guinea Highlands
Grammatical Parallelism and Its Russian Facet
Made in Niugini
Female Spirit Cults as a Window on Gender Relations in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Tom Yaya Kange
The Mount Kare Python and His Gold
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |